Ruben Sosa Arzaiz (born April 25, 1966 in Montevideo) is a retired Uruguayan football forward who was a member of the Uruguay national team and a plethora of clubs around the world.
Sosa started his career in Danubio at the age of 15, being one of the youngest footballers to play in the Uruguayan First Division. He played for Danubio from 1982 to 1985, when he was transferred to Spain´s Real Zaragoza. With this club, Ruben Sosa won the Copa del Rey in 1986, scoring in the final against F.C. Barcelona.
After playing for Zaragoza, Ruben Sosa was transferred to Italy´s S.S. Lazio, where he stayed for four years before being sold to Internazionale, where he reached his greatest form as a football player. He was Inter's leading goal scorer in the 92/93 and 93/94 seasons, winning the UEFA Cup in 1994. However, the arrival of Dennis Bergkamp in the Summer of 1993, led to splits within the Inter camp, and as a result Sosa left Serie A in the summer of 1995.
After years of success in Uruguay, Spain and Italy, Ruben Sosa played for Germany´s Borussia Dortmund, winning the 95/96 Bundesliga.
When he left Borussia Dortmund, he returned to Spain to play for CD Logroñés. After a couple of months playing for the team, Ruben Sosa decided to leave in order to make his dream come true: he wanted to play for his favourite team in Uruguay, famous Nacional. At Nacional, Sosa won the Uruguayan League in 1998, 2000 and 2001, becoming one of the fans' heroes.
In 2002, he left Nacional to play in China´s Shanghai Shenhua.
In 2004, he returned to Nacional, this time as assistant coach, winning the 2005 Uruguayan League.
