Rubén Arriaza Pazos (born 26 August 1979) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a

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Football career

Born in

Jerez de la Frontera Jerez de la Frontera (), or simply Jerez (), is a Spanish city and municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, in southwestern Spain, located midway between the Atlantic Ocean and the Cádiz Mountains. , th ...

Province of Cádiz Cádiz is a province of southern Spain, in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is the southernmost part of mainland Spain, as well as the southernmost part of continental Europe. It is bordered by the Spanish provinc ...

, Pazos played most of his career in the

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, representing several clubs. He started his senior career with

Real Madrid C Real Madrid Club de Fútbol C, commonly known as Real Madrid C, was a Spanish association football team that played in the Tercera División – Group 7. It was Real Madrid's second reserve team. They played their home games at La Ciudad del ...

, in the fourth level. From June 2004 to January 2007, Pazos had an unassuming spell in

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for hometown side

Xerez CD Xerez Club Deportivo, known simply as Xerez, is a Spanish football team based in Jerez de la Frontera, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Xerez currently plays in Tercera División RFEF, the fifth tier of Spanish football. Founded on 24 ...

, making his debut in the competition on 12 September 2004 by coming on as a 78th-minute substitute in a 1–0 home win against

Polideportivo Ejido Poli Ejido 2012 Sociedad Deportiva was a Spanish football team based in El Ejido, Province of Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1969 and dissolved in 2012, it held home matches at '' Estadio Municipal Santo Domingo'', ...

. In the summer of 2008, he signed with

Racing Club Portuense Racing Club Portuense is a Spanish football team based in El Puerto de Santa María, Province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1928, dissolved in 2013 and reformed in 2017, it plays in the Tercera División Andaluza, ...

.Rubén Pazos cierra la plantilla del Portuense (Rubén Pazos closes Portuense's squad)
Diario de Cádiz, 29 July 2008 (in Spanish)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pazos, Ruben 1979 births Living people Footballers from Jerez de la Frontera Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Real Madrid C footballers AD Ceuta footballers Xerez CD footballers Zamora CF footballers Lorca Deportiva CF footballers Atlético Sanluqueño CF players