Ángel Luis Rodríguez

Ángel Luis Rodríguez (born 15 February 1976) is a retired Panamanian football midfielder.

Ángel Luis Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Ángel Luis Rodríguez
Date of birth (1976-02-15) February 15, 1976
Place of birth Panama
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Nacional
Independiente Santa Fe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 Ejecutivo Jrs.
1997 San Francisco
1998–2002 Tauro
1999 → FAS (loan)
2003–2006 San Francisco
2005 Santa Rita
2006–2008 Sporting San Miguelito
2002–2004 Árabe Unido
2005–2008 Sporting San Miguelito
2009–2011 Árabe Unido
National team‡
1995–2010 Panama 59 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 August 2015

Club career

Pito Rodríguez played in the youth teams of Uruguyan giants Nacional and Colombian outfit Independiente Santa Fe[1] and started his senior career at Ejecutivo Jrs.,[2] played for San Francisco and Tauro and returned to San Francisco in December 2002.[3] While at Tauro, he went to Italy for a trial with Empoli in 1998.[4]

He had a spell abroad on loan at Salvadoran side FAS in 1999,[1] but left the club citing urgent family matters while denying any involvement in a Salvadoran road accident in which a person died and subsequently fleeing Salvadoran law.[5] In summer 2005, he went to play alongside compatriot Juan Carlos Cubillas for Ecuadoran second division team Santa Rita.[6]

He also played for Sporting San Miguelito and Árabe Unido, whom he joined a second time in summer 2009 from Sporting.[7]

He retired in July 2011.[8]

International career

He played for the Panama U23 team in the 1997 Central American Games.[9]

Rodríguez made his debut for Panama in a January 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Nicaragua and has earned a total of 57 caps, scoring 3 goals.[10] He represented his country in 18 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[11] and was a member of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup team, who finished second in the tournament.[12][13]

His final international was a January 2010 friendly match against Chile.

International goals
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[14]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
112 October 1999Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Trinidad and Tobago1–02–2Friendly match
222 June 2000Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Venezuela1–02–0Friendly match
324 April 2001Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Haiti2–02–0Friendly match

Managerial career

After retiring as a player in July 2011, Rodríguez was named assistant to manager Jair Palacios at Árabe Unido.[15] He was appointed coach of Árabe Unido Reserves in summer 2014.[16]

References
  1. Panameño "Pito" Rodríguez debuta con el FAS ante el Sonsonate el domingo - Crítica (in Spanish)
  2. Volante incansable - Día a día (in Spanish)
  3. 'Pito' jugará con el San Francisco - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  4. "Pito" Rodríguez viaja hoy para probarse en el fútbol italiano - Crítica (in Spanish)
  5. El Tauro negociará supuesta indemnización de "Pito" al FAS - Panamá América (in Spanish)
  6. "Pito" Rodríguez debutó en Santa Rita de Ecuador - Crítica (in Spanish)
  7. ‘Pito’ será refuerzo del Árabe - La Estrella (in Spanish)
  8. Se retira Angel Luis “Pito” Rodríguez - PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
  9. ORO con angustia - Nación (in Spanish)
  10. Appearances for Panama National Team - RSSSF
  11. Ángel Luis Rodríguez – FIFA competition record
  12. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details - RSSSF
  13. U.S. Men Win Third Gold Cup Championship With 3-1 Penalty Shootout Victory Against Panama at Giants Stadium - US Soccer
  14. Ángel Luis Rodríguez - International Appearances
  15. Pito Rodríguez será asistente de Palacios - PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
  16. Árabe, listo para hoy - La Prensa (in Spanish)
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