Ricardo Páez
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ricardo David Páez | ||
Date of birth | February 9, 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Acarigua, Venezuela | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Mineros de Guayana | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996 | ULA Mérida | - | (-) |
1997 | Standard Liège | - | (-) |
1997 | Estudiantes Mérida | - | (-) |
1998 | Boca Juniors | 0 | (0) |
1999 | Lanús | - | (-) |
1999–2000 | Estudiantes Mérida | - | (-) |
2000–2001 | Deportivo Táchira | - | (-) |
2001 | Nacional Táchira | - | (-) |
2002 | San Luis | - | (-) |
2002–2003 | Estudiantes Mérida | - | (-) |
2003 | Unión Atlético | - | (-) |
2003 | Beni Yas | - | (-) |
2004 | Barcelona SC | - | (-) |
2004 | América Cali | 17 | (0) |
2005 | Deportivo Pereira | 16 | (4) |
2005 | Poli Timişoara | 2 | (-) |
2006 | Deportivo Táchira | 3 | (0) |
2007 | Estudiantes Mérida | - | (-) |
2007–2008 | Veria | 15 | (0) |
2008 | Alianza Lima | 21 | (3) |
2009 | César Vallejo | 22 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Castellón | 22 | (0) |
2010– | Mineros Guayana | 27 | (5) |
International career | |||
2000–2007 | Venezuela | 64 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2010 |
Ricardo David Páez (born February 9, 1979 in Acarigua) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays for Atlético Club Mineros de Guayana, as a midfielder.
Football career
During his career, Páez played in 10 different countries, representing mainly Estudiantes de Mérida Fútbol Club - four spells. He also played in Belgium, Argentina (although he only appeared for the reserves at Boca Juniors), México, United Arab Emirates, Ecuador, Colombia, Romania, Greece, Peru and Spain.
Páez made his debut for Venezuela on August 10, 2000, during a 5–1 friendly win in Costa Rica, subsequently representing the nation in three Copa América; in the 2007 edition, as the hosts progressed through the group stages, Páez scored once in three matches.
In total, he gained 64 international caps. Páez's father, Richard, was once coach of the national team.
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1. | September 4, 2001 | Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile | Chile | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2002 World Cup qualification | |
2. | November 20, 2002 | Brígido Iriarte, Caracas, Venezuela | Uruguay | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
3. | April 2, 2003 | Brígido Iriarte, Caracas, Venezuela | Jamaica | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
4. | February 9, 2005 | José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela | Estonia | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
5. | March 28, 2007 | José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela | New Zealand | 1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | |
6. | June 26, 2007 | Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela | Bolivia | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2007 Copa América |
External links
- Ricardo Páez at National-Football-Teams.com
- International appearances, at RSSSF
- Guardian Stats Centre
- BDFutbol profile
- Futbolme profile Template:Es icon
- Club Tacuary footballers
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Venezuelan footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Standard Liège players
- Boca Juniors footballers
- Estudiantes de Mérida players
- Club Atlético Lanús footballers
- Deportivo Táchira players
- Deportivo Pereira footballers
- San Luis F.C. footballers
- Barcelona Sporting Club footballers
- América de Cali footballers
- Liga I players
- FC Politehnica Timişoara players
- Veria F.C. players
- CD Castellón footballers
- Venezuela international footballers
- 2001 Copa América players
- 2004 Copa América players
- 2007 Copa América players
- Venezuelan expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Expatriate footballers in Ecuador
- Expatriate footballers in Colombia
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Venezuelan expatriates in Romania