Rodolfo Rodríguez (Costa Rican footballer)

Rodolfo Rodríguez Mojica (born 27 February 1980) is a retired Costa Rican professional football defensive midfielder.

Rodolfo Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Rodolfo Rodríguez Mojica
Date of birth (1980-02-27) February 27, 1980
Place of birth Goicoechea Canton, 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)
National team‡
1997 Costa Rica U-17
2007 Costa Rica 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 22, 2014
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 22, 2014
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Mojica.

Club career

He 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

Rodríguez 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
  1. Ya son cinco los ticos contratados en aquel país ¿Qué le ven a Noruega? - Al Día (in Spanish)
  2. Tianjin Teda oficializa contratación de Rodolfo Rodríguez - Al Día (in Spanish)
  3. Rodolfo Rodríguez fuera de Orión Desamparados - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. El FAS negocia con el tico Rodolfo Rodríguez - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
  5. Santos apunta a lo más alto - Nación (in Spanish)
  6. Pérez Zeledón purgó a siete jugadores - Nación (in Spanish)
  7. AS Puma va por el ascenso directo - Nación (in Spanish)
  8. "International Friendly Matches 2007". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
  9. "Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2007 - Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
  10. "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
  11. Rodolfo Rodríguez – FIFA competition record


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