{{short description|Uruguayan footballer (born 1968)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{family name hatnote|da Silva|Echeverrito|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Rubén da Silva | image = | fullname = Rubén Fernando da Silva Echeverrito | height = 1.82 m | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|4|11|df=y}} | birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Striker | youthyears1= | youthclubs1= | years1 = 1986–1989 | years2 = 1989–1991 | years3 = 1991–1992 | years4 = 1992–1993 | years5 = 1993–1995 | years6 = 1995–1998 | years7 = 1998–2000 | years8 = 2000–2001 | years9 = 2001–2004 | clubs1 = Danubio | clubs2 = River Plate | clubs3 = Logroñés | clubs4 = River Plate | clubs5 = Boca Juniors | clubs6 = Rosario Central | clubs7 = UAG Tecos | clubs8 = Nacional | clubs9 = Danubio | caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = 35 | goals2 = 14 | caps3 = 16 | goals3 = 3 | caps4 = 34 | goals4 = 17 | caps5 = 49 | goals5 = 11 | caps6 = 80 | goals6 = 38 | caps7 = 59 | goals7 = 14 | caps8 = 24 | goals8 = 7 | caps9 = 66 | goals9 = 13 |manageryears1 = 2012 |managerclubs1= El Tanque Sisley |manageryears2 = 2017–2018 |managerclubs2 = Santa Tecla FC<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laprensagrafica.com/deportes/El-uruguayo-Ruben-Da-Silva-al-frente-de-las-categorias-inferiores-del-Santa-Tecla-20170120-0019.html|title=El uruguayo Rubén Da Silva al frente de las categorías inferiores del Santa Tecla}}</ref> (youth) |manageryears3 = 2018 |managerclubs3 = Santa Tecla FC<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/futbol/443184/da-silva-no-es-normal-hacer-dos-goles-en-ocho-partidos/|title=Da Silva: "No es normal hacer ocho goles en dos partidos" - elsalvador.com|date=26 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/futbol/450598/ruben-da-silva-estas-canchas-gregorio-martinez-emparejan-el-futbol-hacia-abajo/|title=Rubén da Silva: "Estas canchas (Gregorio Martínez) emparejan el fútbol hacia abajo" - elsalvador.com|date=15 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Da-Silva-contento-por-la-eficacia-de-su-equipo--20180126-0003.html|title=Da Silva, contento por la eficacia de su equipo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Santa-Tecla-le-apostara-al-ataque-para-vencer-Seattle-Sounders-20180222-0001.html|title=Santa Tecla le apostará al ataque para vencer Seattle Sounders}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/futbol/456038/ruben-polillita-da-silva-sounders-fue-un-rival-bravo/ | title=Rubén "Polillita" da Silva: "Sounders fue un rival bravo" | date=2 March 2018 }}</ref> |manageryears4 = 2018 |managerclubs4 = CD Dragón |manageryears5 = 2019–2020 |managerclubs5 = Sonsonate FC |manageryears6 = 2022 |managerclubs6 = Once Deportivo |manageryears7 = 2023 |managerclubs7 = Platense |nationalyears1 = 1988–2000 |nationalteam1 = Uruguay |nationalcaps1 = 22 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | pcupdate = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|URU}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Copa América}} {{Medal|Winner|1995 Uruguay|}} {{Medal|RU|1989 Brazil|}} }}

'''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.

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.

==Titles== {| class="wikitable" !Season !Club !Title |- |1988|| Danubio|| Primera División Uruguaya |- |1989–1990|| River Plate|| Primera División Argentina |- |1995|| Uruguay|| Copa América |- |1995|| Rosario Central|| Copa Conmebol |- |2000|| Club Nacional de Football|| Primera División Uruguaya |- |2004|| Danubio|| Primera División Uruguaya |- |}

==Awards== {| class="wikitable" !Season !Club !Award |- |1988|| Danubio|| Primera División Uruguaya top scorer: 23 goals |- |Clausura 1993|| River Plate|| Primera División Argentina top scorer: 13 goals |- |1995|| Rosario Central|| Copa Conmebol top scorer: 4 goals |- |Apertura 1997|| Rosario Central|| Primera División Argentina top scorer: 15 goals |- |}

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==External links== *[http://www.tenfieldigital.com.uy/servlet/hprfchsj?0,2,2%2F43%2F,1,69 Profile] at Tenfield {{in lang|es}} *{{NFT player|16412}}

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