Pablo Ariel Paz Gallo (born 27 January 1973) is an Argentine retired

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who played as a

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. In a career that spanned 15 years he played more in

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than in his homeland, notably with

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for which he appeared in 127 competitive games. Paz represented

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at the

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Club career

Paz was born in

Bahía Blanca Bahía Blanca (; English: White Bay) is a city in the southwest of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, by the Atlantic Ocean, and is the seat of government of the Bahía Blanca Partido. It had 301,572 inhabitants according to the . It is the ...

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. During his professional career he played for

Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Football in Argentina, ...

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(his most fruitful period, playing in four

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seasons and also reaching the

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Club Atlético Independiente Club Atlético Independiente () is an Argentine professional sports club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda in Greater Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its football team, which plays in the Primera Divisi� ...

and

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; in February 2001, he had an unsuccessful trial with

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club Everton. 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 CD San Andrés, returning to Tenerife in the summer of 2014 and taking charge of the youth sides.

International career

Paz earned 14

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for the Argentina national team in two years, his debut coming in 1996. He was part of the squad that appeared in the

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and, as the nation was already qualified, he played in the last group stage match against

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, a 1–0 win.Argentina, a lo práctico (Argentina, keeping it practical)
Mundo Deportivo, 27 June 1998 (in Spanish) Additionally, Paz represented

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at the 1996 Summer Olympics, featuring twice in an eventual

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conquest.

References

External links

Argentine League statistics
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Paz, Pablo 1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Bahía Blanca Argentine people of Spanish descent Citizens of Spain through descent Argentine footballers Association football defenders Argentine Primera División players Newell's Old Boys footballers Club Atlético Banfield footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CD Tenerife players Real Valladolid players Motril CF players Argentina international footballers 1998 FIFA World Cup players Olympic footballers of Argentina Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Argentina Olympic medalists in football Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games medalists in football Argentine expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine football managers Argentine expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Spain Footballers at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games