| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Humberto Rodríguez Alvárez | ||
| Date of birth | (1971-05-20)20 May 1971 (age 54) | ||
| Place of birth | San Alejo, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987 | Atiquizaya | ||
| 1988 | CD Santa Anita | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1990 | CD Huracán | ||
| 1990–1991 | AD Isidro Metapán | ||
| 1992–1997 | CD FAS | ||
| 1997–2001 | Dallas Burn | 116 | (18) |
| 2001 | CD Águila | ||
| 2002 | Dallas Burn | ||
| 2002–2003 | CD FAS | ||
| 2003–2005 | CD Águila | ||
| 2005–2006 | Alianza FC | ||
| 2007–2008 | AD Isidro Metapán | ||
| International career | |||
| 1991–2004 | El Salvador | 71 | (9) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2016 | Isidro Metapán | ||
| 2015 | El Salvador (interim) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Alianza[1] | ||
| 2018 | El Salvador (interim) | ||
| 2018 | Alianza (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Alianza | ||
| 2019–2020 | Cobán Imperial | ||
| 2020-2022 | FAS | ||
| 2022 | FAS (Sporting Director) | ||
| 2023 | Isidro Metapán | ||
| 2024–2025 | Alianza | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jorge Humberto Rodríguez Alvárez (born 20 May 1971) is a Salvadoran professionalfootball manager and formerplayer who was most recently the head coach ofPrimera División clubAlianza.[2]
He was one of the mainstays of theEl Salvador national football team during the second half of the 1990s.[3][4]
NicknamedEl Zarco, Rodríguez started his career withSalvadoran Second Division outfitHuracán and has played professionally forPrimera División de Fútbol de El Salvador sidesIsidro Metapán,FAS,Águila andAlianza as well as forDallas Burn (nowFC Dallas) ofMajor League Soccer.
In his six seasons with the Dallas Burn, Rodríguez appeared in 155 matches, scoring 25 goals.[5]
Rodríguez made his debut forEl Salvador in an April1991 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification againstNicaragua and has earned over a period of 14 years a total of 71 caps, scoring 9 goals. He has represented his country in 24FIFA World Cup qualification matches[6] and played at the1991,1995[7] and2001 UNCAF Nations Cups[8] as well as at the1996,[9]1998[10] and2002 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[11]
His final international game was a November 2004FIFA World Cup qualification match againstPanama.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 November 1995 | Estadio Flor Blanca,San Salvador,El Salvador |  Yugoslavia | 1–2 | 1–4 | Friendly match |
| 2 | 10 December 1995 | Estadio Cuscatlán,San Salvador,El Salvador |  Costa Rica | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup |
| 3 | 1 December 1996 | Estadio Cuscatlán,San Salvador,El Salvador |  Cuba | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 5 March 2000 | Estadio Cuscatlán,San Salvador,El Salvador |  Belize | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 16 April 2000 | People's Stadium,Orange Walk Town,Belize | Belize | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 15 November 2000 | Estadio Cuscatlán,San Salvador,El Salvador |  Jamaica | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 23 May 2001 | Estadio Excélsior,Puerto Cortés,Honduras |  Nicaragua | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup |
| 8 | 23 May 2001 | Estadio Excélsior,Puerto Cortés,Honduras | Nicaragua | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup |
| 9 | 18 August 2004 | Estadio Cuscatlán,San Salvador,El Salvador |  Panama | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
The nicknameEl Zarco comes from the Spanish word for light blue, and refers to the color of hiseyes.
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