Rodolfo Rodríguez (footballer)
Encyclopedia
Rodolfo Rodríguez is a Costa Rica
n professional football midfielder
. He began his professional career with Deportivo Saprissa and played for other national clubs, Norwegian First Division
side FK Haugesund and Chinese club Tianjin Teda.
, his debut coming in a friendly against Trinidad & Tobago on February 4, 2007. He appeared in three matches as Costa Rica won the UNCAF Nations Cup 2007
tournament and one match at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
.
Rodríguez played for Costa Rica at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Egypt
.
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
n professional football midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
. He began his professional career with Deportivo Saprissa and played for other national clubs, Norwegian First Division
Adeccoligaen
The Norwegian First Division is the second highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2005, the official name of the league has been Adeccoligaen....
side FK Haugesund and Chinese club Tianjin Teda.
International career
Rodríguez has made nine appearances for the senior Costa Rica national football teamCosta Rica national football team
The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...
, his debut coming in a friendly against Trinidad & Tobago on February 4, 2007. He appeared in three matches as Costa Rica won the UNCAF Nations Cup 2007
UNCAF Nations Cup 2007
-Scorers:4 goals Wilmer Velasquez3 goals Eliseo Quintanilla Emilio Palacios Saul Martinez Rolando Fonseca2 goals Deon Mccauley Samuel Wilson1 goal Leonardo González Harold Wallace Kurt Bernard Juan Alberto Diaz Claudio Albizuris Gustavo Cabrera Milton Bustas Emil Martinez Carlos Will Mejia Alberto...
tournament and one match at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the ninth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean , and was won by the United States over Mexico. It was contested in the United States from June 6 to June 24, 2007.This competition was the third...
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Rodríguez played for Costa Rica at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
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