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{{short description|Uruguayan footballer (born 1968)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|da Silva|Echeverrito|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Rubén da Silva
| image = 
| fullname = Rubén Fernando da Silva Echeverrito
| height = 1.82 m
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1968|4|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Montevideo]], Uruguay
| currentclub  =
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1=
| youthclubs1=
| years1 = 1986–1989  | years2 = 1989–1991  | years3 = 1991–1992  | years4 = 1992–1993  | years5 = 1993–1995  | years6 = 1995–1998  | years7 = 1998–2000  | years8 = 2000–2001  | years9 = 2001–2004
| clubs1 = [[Danubio F.C.|Danubio]]  | clubs2 = [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] | clubs3 = [[CD Logroñés|Logroñés]]   | clubs4 = [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]  | clubs5 = [[Boca Juniors]]  | clubs6 = [[Rosario Central]] | clubs7 = [[Club de Futbol Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara|UAG Tecos]]  | clubs8 = [[Club Nacional de Football|Nacional]]  | clubs9 = [[Danubio F.C.|Danubio]]
| caps1 = | goals1 =  | caps2 = 35 | goals2 = 14  | caps3 = 16 | goals3 = 3  | caps4 = 34 | goals4 = 17  | caps5 = 49 | goals5 = 11  | caps6 = 80 | goals6 = 38  | caps7 = 59 | goals7 = 14  | caps8 = 24 | goals8 = 7  | caps9 = 66 | goals9 = 13
|manageryears1 = 2012
|managerclubs1= [[El Tanque Sisley]]
|manageryears2 = 2017–2018
|managerclubs2 = [[Santa Tecla F.C.|Santa Tecla FC]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laprensagrafica.com/deportes/El-uruguayo-Ruben-Da-Silva-al-frente-de-las-categorias-inferiores-del-Santa-Tecla-20170120-0019.html|title=El uruguayo Rubén Da Silva al frente de las categorías inferiores del Santa Tecla}}</ref> (youth)
|manageryears3 = 2018
|managerclubs3 = [[Santa Tecla F.C.|Santa Tecla FC]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/futbol/443184/da-silva-no-es-normal-hacer-dos-goles-en-ocho-partidos/|title=Da Silva: "No es normal hacer ocho goles en dos partidos" - elsalvador.com|date=26 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/futbol/450598/ruben-da-silva-estas-canchas-gregorio-martinez-emparejan-el-futbol-hacia-abajo/|title=Rubén da Silva: "Estas canchas (Gregorio Martínez) emparejan el fútbol hacia abajo" - elsalvador.com|date=15 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Da-Silva-contento-por-la-eficacia-de-su-equipo--20180126-0003.html|title=Da Silva, contento por la eficacia de su equipo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Santa-Tecla-le-apostara-al-ataque-para-vencer-Seattle-Sounders-20180222-0001.html|title=Santa Tecla le apostará al ataque para vencer Seattle Sounders}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/futbol/456038/ruben-polillita-da-silva-sounders-fue-un-rival-bravo/ | title=Rubén "Polillita" da Silva: "Sounders fue un rival bravo" | date=2 March 2018 }}</ref>
|manageryears4 = 2018
|managerclubs4 = [[C.D. Dragón|CD Dragón]]
|manageryears5 = 2019–2020
|managerclubs5 = [[C.D. Sonsonate|Sonsonate FC]]
|manageryears6 = 2022
|managerclubs6 = [[Once Deportivo de Ahuachapan|Once Deportivo]]
|manageryears7 = 2023
|managerclubs7 = [[C.D. Platense Municipal Zacatecoluca|Platense]]
|nationalyears1 = 1988–2000
|nationalteam1 = [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]
|nationalcaps1 = 22 | nationalgoals1 = 3
| pcupdate =
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|URU}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Copa América]]}}
{{Medal|Winner|[[1995 Copa América|1995 Uruguay]]|}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1989 Copa América|1989 Brazil]]|}}
}}

'''Rubén Fernando da Silva Echeverrito''' (born 11 April 1968) is a retired Uruguayan [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a striker. He played for a number of clubs in [[Uruguay]], [[Argentina]], [[Spain]], [[Italy]] and [[Mexico]].

Da Silva started his career in 1986 with [[Danubio F.C.|Danubio]] in the [[Primera División Uruguaya]]. In 1988, he helped the team to win the league title, contributing 23 goals, which also won him the title of topscorer.

In 1989, he moved to Argentine giants [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]], where he was part of the team that won the [[Primera División Argentina|Primera Division]] in 1988–1989.

Da Silva then moved to [[Italy]] in 1991, where he played for [[U.S. Cremonese]] before returning to River Plate in 1992, where he was topscorer in the [[Apertura and Clausura|Clausura]] 1993, prompting his move to [[CD Logroñés]] in [[Spain]]

In 1994 Da Silva returned to Argentina to play for River Plate's fiercest rivals, [[Boca Juniors]].

In 1995 Da Silva left Boca to join [[Rosario Central]], where he won the [[Copa CONMEBOL|Copa Conmebol]] (currently known as [[Copa Sudamericana]]) in 1995, and was again topscorer of Argentina, with 15 goals in the Apertura 1997 tournament.

Da Silva had a two-year spell with UAG Tecos in Mexico before returning home to Uruguay with [[Club Nacional de Football]] in 2000. Nacional won the Primera Division in 2000, then Da Silva returned to his first club, Danubio, where he retired in 2004 after helping the club to claim the Primera division title.

==Titles==
{| class="wikitable"
!Season
!Club
!Title
|-
|1988|| [[Danubio F.C.|Danubio]]|| [[Primera División Uruguaya]]
|-
|1989–1990|| [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]|| [[Primera División Argentina]]
|-
|1995|| [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]|| [[Copa América]]
|-
|1995|| [[Rosario Central]]|| [[Copa CONMEBOL|Copa Conmebol]]
|-
|2000|| [[Club Nacional de Football]]|| [[Primera División Uruguaya]]
|-
|2004|| [[Danubio F.C.|Danubio]]|| [[Primera División Uruguaya]]
|-
|}

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
!Season
!Club
!Award
|-
|1988|| [[Danubio F.C.|Danubio]]|| [[Primera División Uruguaya]] top scorer: 23 goals
|-
|Clausura 1993|| [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]|| [[Primera División Argentina topscorers|Primera División Argentina top scorer]]: 13 goals
|-
|1995|| [[Rosario Central]]|| [[Copa CONMEBOL|Copa Conmebol]] top scorer: 4 goals
|-
|Apertura 1997|| [[Rosario Central]]|| [[Primera División Argentina topscorers|Primera División Argentina top scorer]]: 15 goals
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tenfieldigital.com.uy/servlet/hprfchsj?0,2,2%2F43%2F,1,69 Profile] at [[Tenfield]] {{in lang|es}}
*{{NFT player|16412}}

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{{1988 South American Team of the Year}}
{{1990 South American Team of the Year}}
{{Copa CONMEBOL top scorers}}
{{Uruguayan Primera División top scorers}}
{{Argentina Primera Division top scorers}}
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{{Uruguay Squad 1989 Copa América}}
{{Uruguay squad 1995 Copa América}}
{{Uruguay Squad 1997 Copa América}}
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{{El Tanque Sisley managers}}
{{C.A. Progreso managers}}

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[[Category:La Liga players]]
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[[Category:Tecos F.C. footballers]]
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