Name: Rubén Fernando da Silva Echeverrito
Nickname: "Polillita"
Country:
UruguayClub: Danubio FC / River Plate
Shirt Number: 9, 10, 19
Position: ★CF, SS
Side: RF/BS
Age: 20-23 years (11/04/1968)
Height: 182 cm
Weight: 72 kg
Attack: 84
Defence: 39
Balance: 78
Stamina: 79
Top Speed: 81
Acceleration: 84
Response: 85
Agility: 77
Dribble Accuracy: 78
Dribble Speed: 75
Short Pass Accuracy: 77
Short Pass Speed: 73
Long Pass Accuracy: 79
Long Pass Speed: 72
Shot Accuracy: 83
Shot Power: 78
Shot Technique: 82
Free Kick Accuracy: 76
Swerve: 70
Heading: 83
Jump: 85
Technique: 83
Aggression: 84
Mentality: 75
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team work: 76
Injury Tolerance: B
Condition/Fitness: 5
Weak Foot Accuracy: 5
Weak Foot Frequency: 4
Consistency: 5
Growth type: Standard
CARDS:
P13 - Goal Poacher
S04 - PK Taker
S05 - 1-Touch Play
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Scoring - Penalties - 1-Touch Pass
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack-Minded
INFO:
Rubén da Silva is a retired Uruguayan footballer who played as a center-forward. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay (11/04/1968), 'Polillita' is the younger brother of fellow Uruguayan national team forward Jorge 'Polilla' da Silva. He made his professional debut in 1986 for Danubio Fútbol Club in his native country, and by 1988, he contributed 23 goals (top scorer of the Uruguayan championship) to help the team win the league title for the first time in their history. In 1989, Da Silva led the humble Curva de Maroñas club to the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores in their historic debut, earning a move to Europe to S.S. Lazio that same year. However, Da Silva never made an appearance for Lazio and was loaned to River Plate, where he won the league title in his first season. His goals led to another transfer to Italy in 1991, playing without much success for U.S. Cremonese. The following year, he returned to River Plate, where he became the top scorer in the Torneo Clausura 1993. This achievement earned him a second chance in European football, signing for CD Logroñés in Spain in June of that year.
In 1994, Da Silva returned to Argentina to play for Boca Juniors, River Plate's historic rivals. At Boca, he didn't achieve great results and was made "transferable" in 1995. That year, Da Silva left Boca to join another Argentine great, C.A. Rosario Central, where with his goals and experience, he helped win the Copa Conmebol; the club's first official international title. 'Polillita' scored 4 goals in that Copa Conmebol edition, even netting one in the final against Brazil's Atlético Mineiro. A few years later, he again became the top scorer in Argentine football, scoring 15 goals in the Torneo Apertura 1997. His stellar performances in Rosario earned him another transfer in his career. In 1998, da Silva moved to Mexico's Tecos de Guadalajara, and two years later, he returned to Uruguay to play for Club Nacional de Football. With Nacional, he won the Uruguayan league in 2000. Later, da Silva returned to his first club, Danubio, where he retired in 2004 after helping the club secure the league title that same year, becoming one of the few Uruguayan players to win the league twice with the humble Danubio, and also Danubio's biggest idol.
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Danubio F.C. (1986 - 1989) - 99 games, 58 goals.
S.S. Lazio (1989 - 1991) - 0 games, 0 goals.
River Plate (1989 - 1991) - 58 games, 21 goals.
U.S. Cremonese (1991) - 0 games, 0 goals.
C.D. Logroñés (1991 - 1992) - 16 games, 3 goals.
Boca Juniors (1994 - 1995) - 80 games, 16 goals.
Rosario Central (1995 - 1997) - 96 games, 45 goals.
Tecos de Guadalajara (1998 - 2000) - 69 games, 20 goals.
Club Nacional (2000 - 2001) - 24 games, 7 goals.