Rodolfo Rodríguez Mojica (born 27 February 1980) is a retired Costa Rican professional football defensive midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodolfo Rodríguez Mojica | ||
| Date of birth | February 27, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Saprissa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2004 | Saprissa | ||
| 2000–2002 | → Municipal de Osa (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Guanacasteca (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Liberia Mía | 28 | (3) |
| 2005–2007 | Brujas | 56 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Haugesund | 24 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | → Brujas FC (loan) | 35 | (1) |
| 2010 | Tianjin Teda | 19 | (0) |
| 2011 | Orión | 2 | (1) |
| 2012 | FAS | 15 | (0) |
| 2012 | Santos de Guápiles | 15 | (0) |
| 2013 | Pérez Zeledón | 21 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Puma Generaleña | 28 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1997 | Costa Rica U-17 | ||
| 2007 | Costa Rica | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 22, 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 22, 2014 | |||
Club career
editHe began his professional career with Deportivo Saprissa and played for other national clubs, Norwegian First Division side FK Haugesund[1] and Chinese club Tianjin Teda.[2]
In August 2011, he left second division side Orión for reasons unknown,[3] later joining Salvadoran giants FAS.[4] He returned to Costa Rica in summer 2012 to play for Santos de Guápiles.[5] In November 2013 he was dismissed by Pérez Zeledón.[6]
In January 2014 he joined second division AS Puma Generaleña,[7] with whom he won promotion to the top tier.
International career
editRodríguez has made nine appearances for the senior Costa Rica national football team, his debut coming in a friendly against Trinidad & Tobago on February 4, 2007.[8] He appeared in three matches as Costa Rica won the UNCAF Nations Cup 2007 tournament[9] and one match at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[10]
Rodríguez played for Costa Rica at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Egypt.[11]
References
edit- ^ Ya son cinco los ticos contratados en aquel país ¿Qué le ven a Noruega? - Al Día (in Spanish)
- ^ Tianjin Teda oficializa contratación de Rodolfo Rodríguez - Al Día (in Spanish)
- ^ Rodolfo Rodríguez fuera de Orión Desamparados - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ El FAS negocia con el tico Rodolfo Rodríguez - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
- ^ Santos apunta a lo más alto - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Pérez Zeledón purgó a siete jugadores - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ AS Puma va por el ascenso directo - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ "International Friendly Matches 2007". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ "Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2007 - Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ Rodolfo Rodríguez – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links
edit- Rodolfo Rodríguez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Player profile - Nacion.com
- Profile - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
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