Pablo Paz

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Paz and the second or maternal family name is Gallo.

Pablo Ariel Paz Gallo (born 27 January 1973) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Pablo Paz

Personal information
Full name	Pablo Ariel Paz Gallo
Date of birth	(1973-01-27) 27 January 1973 (age 52)
Place of birth	Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Tenerife (youth)
Youth career
0000–1992	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 Men's football Representing  Argentina Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata Team Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In a career that spanned 15 years, he played more in Spain than in his homeland, notably with Tenerife for which he appeared in 127 competitive games.

Paz represented Argentina at the 1998 World Cup.

Club career

Paz was born in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires. During his professional career he played for Newell's Old Boys, Banfield, Tenerife (his most fruitful period, playing in four La Liga seasons and also reaching the UEFA Cup^[1][2]), Independiente and Real Valladolid; in February 2001, he had an unsuccessful trial with Premier League club Everton.^[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 amateurs San Andrés,^[5] returning to Tenerife in the summer of 2014 and taking charge of the youth sides.^[6]

International career

Paz earned 14 caps for the Argentina national team in two years, his debut coming in 1996. He was part of the squad that appeared in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and, as the nation was already qualified, he played in the last group stage match against Croatia, a 1–0 win.^[7]

Additionally, Paz represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, featuring twice in an eventual silver medal conquest.

Personal life

He is the father of Como player Nico Paz.^[8][9]