| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo Ariel Paz Gallo | ||
| Date of birth | (1973-01-27)27 January 1973 (age 53) | ||
| Place of birth | Bahía Blanca, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tenerife (youth) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1992 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | Newell's Old Boys | 37 | (3) |
| 1995–1996 | Banfield | 22 | (2) |
| 1996–2002 | Tenerife | 107 | (8) |
| 2003 | Independiente | 1 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Valladolid | 9 | (0) |
| 2005 | Atlético Paso | ||
| 2005–2006 | Castillo | 30 | (0) |
| 2006 | Motril | 6 | (1) |
| 2007 | Cerro Reyes | 16 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Vera | ||
| 2011 | Gara | ||
| 2013 | San Andrés | ||
| International career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Argentina | 14 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2014 | San Andrés | ||
| 2014– | Tenerife (youth) | ||
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pablo Ariel Paz Gallo (born 27 January 1973) is an Argentine former professionalfootballer who played as acentral defender.
In a career that spanned 15 years, he played more inSpain than in his homeland, notably withTenerife for which he appeared in 127 competitive games.
Paz representedArgentina at the1998 World Cup.
Paz was born inBahía Blanca,Buenos Aires. During his professional career he played forNewell's Old Boys,Banfield,Tenerife (his most fruitful period, playing in fourLa Liga seasons and also reaching theUEFA Cup[1][2]),Independiente andReal Valladolid; in February 2001, he had an unsuccessful trial withPremier League clubEverton.[3][4]
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 amateursSan Andrés,[5] returning to Tenerife in the summer of 2014 and taking charge of the youth sides.[6]
Paz earned 14caps for theArgentina national team in two years, his debut coming in 1996. He was part of the squad that appeared in the1998 FIFA World Cup and, as the nation was already qualified, he played in the last group stage match againstCroatia, a 1–0 win.[7]
Additionally, Paz representedhis country at the1996 Summer Olympics,featuring twice in an eventualsilver medal conquest.
He is the father ofComo playerNico Paz.[8][9]
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