Rubén Paz

Rubén Paz is the kind of footballer I genuinely admire. Being named South American Footballer of the Year in 1988 and appearing at two World Cups for Uruguay would be legacy enough, but playing until 47 reveals an obsession with the game that I find almost romantic. Most players hang up their boots two decades earlier. That he then became Peñarol's assistant coach tells me football was never a job for him, it was a way of living. I value longevity and devotion over fleeting brilliance, and Paz embodies both. He is exactly the sort of name that deserves to be remembered and retold.

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Name (English)

Rubén Paz

Name (Japanese)

ルベン・パス

Reading

るべん・ぱす

Born

August 8, 1959 (age 67)

Origin

Artigas, Artigas Department, Uruguay

Height

174 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach / beach soccer player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Boar

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n%20Paz
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q555593

Tags

• Artigas Department
• association football player
• association football coach
• beach soccer player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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