 Rodríguez lifting theMundialito trophy in1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rodolfo Sergio Rodríguez Rodríguez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1956-01-20)20 January 1956 (age 69) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1974 | Cerro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1976 | Cerro | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1983 | Nacional | 236 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1987 | Santos | 57 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Sporting CP | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | Portuguesa | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Bahia | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 374 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1986 | Uruguay | 79 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rodolfo Sergio Rodríguez Rodríguez (born January 20, 1956, inMontevideo) is a Uruguayan former professionalfootballer who played as agoalkeeper. He was once the most capped player in the history of theUruguay national team with 78 international appearances between 1976 and 1986.[1]
His youth player career began atCerro in 1971, but he moved toNacional in 1976.
At Nacional, Rodríguez started his professional career in 1976. He played with the team until 1984, having won theUruguayan Championship in 1977, 1980 and 1983, theCopa Libertadores in 1980 and theCopa Intercontinental also in 1980.
In 1984, he joinedSantos inBrazil. At Santos he won theSão Paulo State Championship in 1984. He stayed with the club until 1987.
Rodríguez then moved toSporting Clube de Portugal but only stayed there for one season (1988–1989). He returned to Brazil in 1990 to play atPortuguesa. Two years later he left Portuguesa to joinBahia with which he won twoBahia State Championships in 1993 and 1994.
As goalkeeper for the Uruguay national team, Rodolfo Rodríguez won the 50th anniversary tournament of the first World Cup, the1980 Mundialito, and theCopa América in1983,.[2] He also took part with the national squads that played in the1979 Copa América,[3] and the1986 FIFA World Cup.
He retired in 1994 as the most capped Uruguayan player ever, having played 78 officially recognised games for his national side.
Nacional
Santos
Bahia
Uruguay Youth
Uruguay
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