Please answer the following question: Facts: - caps: ? ? ? 245 6 53 25 75 ? ? ? - nationalyears: 1979 -- 1990 - youthclubs: penarol de artigas - birth date: 8 august 1959 - clubs: penarol genoa racing club rampla juniors frontera rivera chico godoy cruz de wanderers de artigas frontera rivera artigas internacional racing club paris racing club - nationalcaps: 45 - height: meters = 1.74 - nationalgoals: 12 - name: ruben paz - nationalteam: uruguay - birth place: artigas , uruguay - position: midfielder - fullname: ruben walter paz marquez - image size: 200 - years: 1975 1986 -- 1989 1989 -- 1990 1990 -- 1992 1994 -- 1995 1996 1996 1997 -- 2000 1976 1982 -- 1986 1986 -- 1987 - youthyears: 1975 -- 1976 - image: ruben paz2011.jpg - goals: ? ? ? 69 0 17 1 12 ? ? ? Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ruben paz .
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ruben walter paz marquez -lrb- born august 8 , 1959 in artigas -rrb- is a former uruguayan football midfield player , who retired in 2006 at the age of 47 .paz played at two fifa world cups for uruguay and was also south american footballer of the year in 1988 .he 's currently penarol 's assistant coach .