Luis Miguel Rodríguez, nicknamed Pulga (flea

Flea

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), (born January 1, 1985 in San Miguel de Tucumán) is an Argentine

Argentina

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 football Forward currently playing for Newell's Old Boys

Newell's Old Boys

Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell, one of the pioneers of Argentine football...

 on loan from Atlético Tucumán of the Argentine Primera División

Primera División Argentina

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.

Career

Rodríguez was a key player for the Atlético Tucumán team that obtained in two years the promotion from the Torneo Argentino A

Torneo Argentino A

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 (regionalized third division) to the Argentine Primera División

Primera División Argentina

The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...

 (first division). On 11 June 2010 the 25-year old forward left Atlético Tucumán and joined on loan to Newell's Old Boys

Newell's Old Boys

Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell, one of the pioneers of Argentine football...

.

International career

In 2009 Argentine national team

Argentina national football team

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's coach Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona

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 surprised the media by calling Luis Rodríguez for a friendly match against Ghana

Ghana national football team

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. The team was formed exclusively by players of the Argentine league.

Honours

Atlético Tucumán

• Torneo Argentino A
  Torneo Argentino A
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  : 2007–08
• Primera B Nacional: 2008–09

Individual

• Primera B Nacional top scorer: 2008–09 (20 goals for Atlético Tucumán)

External links

Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI Career statistics at BDFA