Rubén Sosa
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Full name | Ruben Sosa Ardaiz | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 25 April 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1982–1985 | Danubio | 72 | (27) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1985–1988 | Zaragoza | 106 | (33) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1992 |
Lazio | 124 | (40) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1995 | Inter Milan | 76 | (44) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Borussia Dortmund | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Logroñés | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1997–2001 | Nacional | 105 | (33) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002 |
Shanghai Shenhua | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 |
Nacional | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Racing MVD | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 535 | (182) | |||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1984–1995 | Uruguay | 46 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ruben Sosa Ardaiz (born 25 April 1966) is a Uruguayan former professional football forward. He was a member of the Uruguay national team with extended spells at Danubio, Zaragoza, Lazio, Inter Milan and Nacional.
Club career
Born in
After playing for Zaragoza, Ruben Sosa was transferred to Italy's
After years of success in Uruguay, Spain and Italy, Ruben Sosa played for Germany's Borussia Dortmund, winning the Bundesliga title in 1995–96.[1]
When he left Borussia Dortmund, he returned to Spain to play for
In 2002, he left Nacional to play in China's
In 2004, he returned to Nacional, this time as assistant coach, winning the 2005 league title.[1]
International career
With the Uruguay national team, Sosa won the Copa América in 1987[2] and 1995,[1] and he played at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy;[5] he also managed a runners-up medal at the 1989 Copa América, where he was named the tournament's best player,[5][6][7] and later took part at the 1993 Copa América.
Style of play
Nicknamed El Principito (The Little Prince) by Uruguayan fans, Sosa was a quick, creative, talented, agile, and powerful left-footed forward, with good skills, control, and explosive acceleration. A diminutive footballer with a stocky physique, he was usually deployed as a
Post-retirement
Nowadays, Ruben Sosa works for Nacional as assistant coach, but he also played for a Second Division team in Uruguay, Racing Club de Montevideo in 2006.
Career statistics
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Uruguay[14] | 1984 | 6 | 0 |
1985 | 0 | 0 | |
1986 | 0 | 0 | |
1987 | 4 | 0 | |
1988 | 1 | 1 | |
1989 | 13 | 9 | |
1990 | 7 | 0 | |
1991 | 0 | 0 | |
1992 | 0 | 0 | |
1993 | 9 | 4 | |
1994 | 0 | 0 | |
1995 | 6 | 1 | |
Total | 46 | 15 |
Honours
Danubio[1]
- Liguilla Pre-Libertadores de América: 1983
Real Zaragoza[1]
Inter[1]
- UEFA Cup: 1993–94
Borussia Dortmund[1]
Nacional[1]
Uruguay[1]
Individual
- CONMEBOL Copa América Most Valuable Player of the Tournament: 1989[15]
- Pirata d'Oro (Internazionale Player Of The Year): 1993[16]
- Uruguayan Primera División Top scorer: 1998[17]
- Copa Libertadores Top scorer: 1999[18]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Debojyoti Chakraborty (1 June 2015). "Rubén Sosa – Uruguay's Little Prince, a Poet of the Goal". Goalden Times. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d Ken Shulman (4 May 1990). "A Rush to Stardom". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ Dunia Martin (20 April 2015). "Suárez and Cavani lead Uruguayan challenge". UEFA.com. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ David Winner (1 February 2011). "Dennis Bergkamp: One-on-One". Four Four Two. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ a b c "Tabarez: From Italia 90 to Italy now". Football Italia. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Edition by edition - players of the tournament in the Copa América from 1975 to 2011". Copa América. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ Martín Tabeira (19 July 2007). "The Copa América Archive - Trivia". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ a b c Pietro Cabras (30 April 2009). "Ricordate Ruben Sosa? Noi vi diciamo come vive" [Do you remember Ruben Sosa? We will tell you how he lives] (in Italian). Il Corriere dello Sport. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ Shulman, Ken (4 May 1990). "A Rush to Stardom". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ Francesco Parrone (26 April 2012). "Ruben Sosa: "Coi palloni di oggi avrei fatto 40 gol a stagione. All'Inter..."" (in Italian). F.C. Inter 1908. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "WORLD CUP '90 : ROUNDUP : Uruguay Advances on Goal in the Final Seconds". LA Times. 22 June 1990. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ Ian Chadband (31 May 2014). "World Cup 2014: Liverpool and Uruguay striker Luis Suárez winning his battle to be fit to face England". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Profile: Uruguay". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Ruben Sosa - AUF". Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ Martín Tabeira (2 May 2013). "Copa América 1989". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ Inter.it staff, inter(a t)inter.it (17 November 2006). "F.C. Internazionale Milano". Inter.it. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ Martín Tabeira (28 October 2010). "Uruguay - League Top Scorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ Juan Pablo Andrés; Frank Ballesteros; Roberto Di Maggio (14 December 2017). "Copa Libertadores - Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
External links
- TD.com profile (in Spanish)