Rodrigo Muñoz
Rodrigo Martín Muñoz Salomón (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈðɾiɣo muˈɲos]; born 22 January 1982) is a Uruguayan-Paraguayan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Paraguayan Primera División club Cerro Porteño.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rodrigo Martín Muñoz Salomón | ||
Date of birth | 22 January 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Cerro Porteño | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2008 | Cerro | 72 | (4) |
2009–2011 | Nacional | 67 | (0) |
2012–2018 | Libertad | 241 | (1) |
2019– | Cerro Porteño | 34 | (0) |
National team | |||
1999 | Uruguay U17 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2020 |
Club career
Cerro
Muñoz played for Cerro from 2002 to 2008, scoring 4 goals.
Nacional
In 2009, he was transferred to Club Nacional de Football, making his debut in a 2-1 home win against Universidad San Martín de Porres in the 2009 Copa Libertadores on February 12, 2009.[1] With Nacional he won the Uruguayan championship twice (2009 & 2011).
Libertad
In January 2012, he signed a new deal with the Paraguayan side Libertad.[2]
International career
On May 18, 2011 he was reserved to play a friendly match against Germany in Sinsheim.[3] Muñoz was named in Uruguay's provisional squad for Copa América Centenario but was cut from the final squad.[4]
References
- "El arquero Rodrigo Muñoz se incorporó a Nacional" (in Spanish). Oralsport.com. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
- "Dotación completa" (in Spanish). Abc.com. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- "Rodrigo Muñoz fue citado en lugar de Silva" (in Spanish). Ovacióndigital. 18 May 2011. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- "Luis Suarez leads Uruguay's 35-man Copa America squad list". espnfc.co.uk. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.