Rubén da Silva, Uruguay footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Rubén da Silva is a retired Uruguayan footballer who played as a striker. He played for a number of clubs in Uruguay, Argentina, Spain, Italy and Mexico. He also played for the Uruguay national team.

Da Silva started his career in 1986 with Danubio in the Primera División Uruguaya. In 1988, he helped them win the league and was top scorer in the league with 23 goals. 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 biggest rivals, Boca Juniors. In 1995 Da Silva left Boca to join Rosario Central, where he won the 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.