Pablo Paz
Template:Short description Template:Family name hatnote Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Pablo Ariel Paz Gallo (born 27 January 1973) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
In a career that spanned 15 years, he played more in Spain than in his homeland, notably with Tenerife for which he appeared in 127 competitive games.
Paz represented Argentina at the 1998 World Cup.
Club career
Paz was born in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires. During his professional career he played for Newell's Old Boys, Banfield, Tenerife (his most fruitful period, playing in four La Liga seasons and also reaching the UEFA Cup[1][2]), Independiente and Real Valladolid; in February 2001, he had an unsuccessful trial with Premier League club Everton.[3][4]
Paz retired from the game altogether in 2013 at the age of 40, after several years in Spain's lower leagues and its amateur football. He started his managerial career with amateurs San Andrés,[5] returning to Tenerife in the summer of 2014 and taking charge of the youth sides.[6]
International career
Paz earned 14 caps for the Argentina national team in two years, his debut coming in 1996. He was part of the squad that appeared in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and, as the nation was already qualified, he played in the last group stage match against Croatia, a 1–0 win.[7]
Additionally, Paz represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, featuring twice in an eventual silver medal conquest.
Personal life
He is the father of Como player Nico Paz.[8][9]
References
External links
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- ↑ El Tenerife hace historia (Tenerife make history) Template:Webarchive; Mundo Deportivo, 4 December 1996 (in Spanish)
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- ↑ Paz on his way to Goodison Template:Webarchive; BBC Sport, 6 February 2001
- ↑ Changes likely for European format Template:Webarchive; The Daily Telegraph, 6 February 2001
- ↑ Pablo Paz, nuevo entrenador del CD San Andrés (Pablo Paz, new CD San Andrés manager) Template:Webarchive; El Deportivo, 21 June 2013 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Pablo Paz regresa ´con ilusión´ (Pablo Paz returns ´hungry´) Template:Webarchive; La Opinión de Tenerife, 26 June 2014 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Argentina, a lo práctico (Argentina, keeping it practical) Template:Webarchive; Mundo Deportivo, 27 June 1998 (in Spanish)
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