Rubén da Silva

Who is Rubén da Silva?

Rubén Fernando da Silva Echeverrito is a retired Uruguayan football striker. He was born on April 11, 1968, in the city of Montevideo in Uruguay. He played for a number of clubs in Uruguay, Argentina, Spain, Italy and Mexico.

Da Silva started his career in 1986 with 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 River Plate where he was part of the team that won the 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 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 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.