Rubén Fernando da Silva Echeverrito (born 11 April 1968) is a retired Uruguayan footballer who played as a striker. He played for a number of clubs in Uruguay, Argentina, Spain, Italy and Mexico.

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Rubén da Silva

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Full name	Rubén Fernando da Silva Echeverrito
Date of birth	(1968-04-11) 11 April 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1989	Danubio
1989–1991	River Plate	35	(14)
1991–1992	Logroñés	16	(3)
1992–1993	River Plate	34	(17)
1993–1995	Boca Juniors	49	(11)
1995–1998	Rosario Central	80	(38)
1998–2000	UAG Tecos	59	(14)
2000–2001	Nacional	24	(7)
2001–2004	Danubio	66	(13)
International career
1988–2000	Uruguay	22	(3)
Managerial career
2012	El Tanque Sisley
2017–2018	Santa Tecla FC[1] (youth)
2018	Santa Tecla FC[2][3][4][5][6]
2018	CD Dragón
2019–2020	Sonsonate FC
2022	Once Deportivo
2023–Present	Platense
Medal record Representing  Uruguay Copa América Winner 1995 Uruguay Runner-up 1989 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Da Silva started his career in 1986 with Danubio in the Primera División Uruguaya. In 1988, he helped the team to win the league title, contributing 23 goals, which also won him the title of topscorer.

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 fiercest 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.