José Ignacio Pallas Martínez (born 5 January 1983) is a

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an football

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and former player who played as a

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. He is the current manager of Fénix.

Career

Club career

In 2003, he began his career playing for River Plate from Montevideo. After two years with the ''darseneros'', he was acquired by Uruguayan powerhouse

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, where he played over the next to years. In 2007, Pallas joined the Mexican team

Correcaminos UAT Club de Fútbol Correcaminos de la Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, simply known as Correcaminos UAT, is a Mexican professional football club based in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas. It competes in Liga de Expansión MX, the second level divisi ...

from the second division. After 2 years in that club, Pallas moved to

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another Mexican team from the

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. In January 2010 he decided to return to his native country to play for

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. Racing made a good campaign at the

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, where Pallas scored 1 goal. In August 2010 he moved again to join

Danubio Danubio Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan association football, football club based in Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo that currently plays in the Uruguayan Primera División. Founded in 1945, the club's home stadium is Jardines del Hipódromo Ma ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pallas, Ignacio 1983 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Uruguayan Primera División players Paraguayan Primera División players Ascenso MX players Liga MX players Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players Club Nacional de Football players C.D. Veracruz footballers Danubio F.C. players Centro Atlético Fénix players Correcaminos UAT footballers Racing Club de Montevideo players Cerro Porteño players Club Puebla players Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Uruguayan football managers Uruguayan Primera División managers Centro Atlético Fénix managers La Luz F.C. managers C.A. Cerro managers