Pablo Paz

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| name = Pablo Paz

| image =

| full_name = Pablo Ariel Paz Gallo

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|1|27|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bahía Blanca, Argentina

| height = 1.81 m

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub = Tenerife (youth)

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1992

| youthclubs1 = Newell's Old Boys

| years1 = 1992–1995

| years2 = 1995–1996

| years3 = 1996–2002

| years4 = 2003

| years5 = 2003–2004

| years6 = 2005

| years7 = 2005–2006

| years8 = 2006

| years9 = 2007

| years10 = 2007–2008

| years11 = 2011

| years12 = 2013

| clubs1 = Newell's Old Boys

| clubs2 = Banfield

| clubs3 = Tenerife

| clubs4 = Independiente

| clubs5 = Valladolid

| clubs6 = Atlético Paso

| clubs7 = Castillo

| clubs8 = Motril

| clubs9 = Cerro Reyes

| clubs10 = Vera

| clubs11 = Gara

| clubs12 = San Andrés

| caps1 = 37

| caps2 = 22

| caps3 = 107

| caps4 = 1

| caps5 = 9

| caps6 =

| caps7 = 30

| caps8 = 6

| caps9 = 16

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| goals1 = 3

| goals2 = 2

| goals3 = 8

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 =

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 1

| goals9 = 0

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| nationalyears1 = 1996–1998

| nationalteam1 = Argentina

| nationalcaps1 = 14

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| manageryears1 = 2013–2014

| manageryears2 = 2014–

| managerclubs1 = San Andrés

| managerclubs2 = Tenerife (youth)

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

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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[http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1996/12/04/pagina-23/1323361/pdf.html El Tenerife hace historia (Tenerife make history)]; Mundo Deportivo, 4 December 1996 (in Spanish){{cite web|url=http://www.spherasports.com/que-fue-tenerife-semifinalista-uefa-116746/|title=¿Qué fue del CD Tenerife semifinalista de la UEFA?|trans-title=What happened to UEFA semi-finalists CD Tenerife?|publisher=Sphera Sports|language=es|date=18 January 2017|accessdate=21 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921144142/http://www.spherasports.com/que-fue-tenerife-semifinalista-uefa-116746/|archive-date=21 September 2017|url-status=dead}}), Independiente and Real Valladolid; in February 2001, he had an unsuccessful trial with Premier League club Everton.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/everton/1155516.stm Paz on his way to Goodison]; BBC Sport, 6 February 2001[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/2998335/Changes-likely-for-European-format.html Changes likely for European format]; The Daily Telegraph, 6 February 2001

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,[http://eldeportivo.es/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4640&Itemid=2 Pablo Paz, nuevo entrenador del CD San Andrés (Pablo Paz, new CD San Andrés manager)]; El Deportivo, 21 June 2013 (in Spanish) returning to Tenerife in the summer of 2014 and taking charge of the youth sides.[http://www.laopinion.es/deportes/2014/06/26/pablo-paz-regresa-ilusion/549584.html Pablo Paz regresa ´con ilusión´ (Pablo Paz returns ´hungry´)]; La Opinión de Tenerife, 26 June 2014 (in Spanish)

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.[http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1998/06/27/pagina-20/405900/pdf.html Argentina, a lo práctico (Argentina, keeping it practical)]; Mundo Deportivo, 27 June 1998 (in Spanish)

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.{{cite web|url=https://en.as.com/en/2022/03/07/soccer/1646654951_388869.html|title=Who is Nico Paz? From Real Madrid's youth academy to the Argentina senior he’s so hot side|first=Andy|last=Hall|date=7 March 2022|accessdate=17 April 2022|website=en.as.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.elespanol.com/elbernabeu/real-madrid/cantera/20220307/nico-paz-promesa-real-madrid-scaloni-argentina/655434518_0.html|title=¿Quiénes son Nico Paz y Alejandro Garnacho, los talentos españoles que sorprendieron a Scaloni?|trans-title=Nico Paz, the promise of Real Madrid that falls in love with Scaloni: called up by Argentina at only 17 years old|first=Borja|last=Sánchez|date=7 March 2022|accessdate=17 April 2022|website=elespanol.com|language=Spanish}}

References

External links

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Category:1973 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Bahía Blanca

Category:Argentine sportspeople of Spanish descent

Category:Argentine men's footballers

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:Argentine Primera División players

Category:Newell's Old Boys footballers

Category:Club Atlético Banfield footballers

Category:Club Atlético Independiente footballers

Category:La Liga players

Category:Segunda División players