Pablo Martín Lima Olid (born March 26th 1981 in Montevideo) is a retired

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an football

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Club career

Danubio

Lima made his professional debut in 2001 for

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. He was an integral part of the Danubio squad that won two league championships in 2004 and 2006–07.

Argentina

In 2007, he moved to Vélez Sársfield of the

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, at request of then manager

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. Lima holds the record of the fastest red card in the history of short tournaments in Argentina (which started in 1991). He was sent off at 2'45'' of Vélez' first game of the Apertura 07, after a violent foul over Colón's Pablo Jerez. He joined

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on 12 January 2009, on loan from Vélez Sársfield and helped the team avoid relegation by playing all but one game of the tournament and scoring two goals from free kicks. Lima's contract with Vélez Sársfield was set to end in June 2010 and the club stated publicly it would not be renewed.

Iraklis

On August 2, 2010 Iraklis announced the signing of a two-year contract with Pablo Lima. He debuted for the club in the opening day of the 2010-2011 Superleague season in a 2-1 home win against Greek giants

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. In matchday 2, he contributed to his team's away draw against Atromitos by making the cross that assisted his teammate

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to score a late equaliser. In the next match, a 1-0 home win against AEL, he hit the free kick that forced Daniel Cousin to score an own-goal, in his attempt to clear the ball. After a home defeat, against

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in matchday 4, he lost his place in the first team. He reappeared in matchday 13 against

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as a substitute in the 77th minute. In the next match of Iraklis, Lima scored his first goal for the club, on a home 1-1 draw against Ergotelis. It was a free-kick hit from way outside the area. That goal was declared as the ''Best Goal of the 13th matchday'' of the

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. The prize was handed to him by former Iraklis player Kyriakos Fytilis. After that match Pablo Lima re-established his place at the starting eleven of the club.

Return to Argentina

After a stint with the Greek club during the 2010-11 season, he returned to Argentina to join

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in July 2011. On 6 August 2012, Lima signed a one-year loan deal with

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International career

Since his debut at the

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Lima played 14 games with the Uruguay national team until his last one so far in 2007. He scored his only goal against Costa Rica during the 2001 Copa América.

Honours

Danubio * Primera División Uruguaya (2): 2004, 2006–07

References

External links

Argentine Primera statistics
at Fútbol XXI
Football-Lineups player profile
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Pablo Lima's profile in Iraklis' FC Official site

Pablo Lima's profile in Iraklis' FC Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lima, Pablo 1981 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan footballers Association football defenders Uruguay international footballers Uruguayan expatriate footballers Argentine Primera División players Super League Greece players Danubio F.C. players Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Rosario Central footballers Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players Club Atlético Colón footballers Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Peñarol players Expatriate footballers in Argentina Expatriate footballers in Greece