Place of birth Mercedes, Uruguay Role Football player Years Team Height 1.76 m | 1992–1998 Defensor Sporting Club Name Tabare Silva | |
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Full name Tabare Abayuba Silva Aguilar Date of birth (1974-08-30) August 30, 1974 (age 41) Current team Deportivo Quito (manager) | ||
Tabaré Abayubá Silva Aguilar (born August 30, 1974 in Mercedes) is a Uruguayan former football defender and current football manager. He currently manages Aucas.
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Playing career
Silva started his playing career in 1993 with Defensor Sporting Club, he soon won a call up to the Uruguay national team and in 1995 he was part of the team that won the Copa América. he also played in Copa América 1997.
In 1998, he moved to Spain where he played for Sevilla, Levante and Elche.
In 2003, he returned to Uruguay where he played for a number of different teams, including Central Español, Sud América, River Plate de Montevideo, Rampla Juniors and Villa Española.
International career
Silva made his debut for the Uruguay national football team on October 19, 1994 in a friendly match against Peru (0-1 win) in the Estadio Nacional José Díaz in Lima, Peru. He earned a total number of 19 caps for his native country, scoring no goals.
Coaching career
Silva debuted as a manager with Sud América in 2010.
On 26 June 2012, it was announced that he will coach his favourite team: Defensor Sporting.