Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Eduardo da Silva Díaz | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 19 August 1966|||||||||||||
Place of birth | Artigas, Uruguay [1] | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1985–1991 | Peñarol | 119 | (22) | |||||||||||
1992–1993 | Talleres de Córdoba | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||
1994–1996 | Basáñez | |||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1987–1989 | Uruguay | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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