Rodrigo Riquelme is a Paraguayan defender

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

, who plays for Chilean club Palestino

Club Deportivo Palestino

Club Deportivo Palestino, is a professional football club based in the city of Santiago, Chile. The club was founded in 1920 and plays in the Primera División de Chile...

.

Riquelme's professional debut came for Paraguayan side Sol de América

Sol de América

The term Sol de América may refer to:* Club Sol de América, a Paraguayan sports club* Sol América, an airline based in Caracas...

 in 2003. He moved to Rangers de Talca in 2004, and he has played club football in Chile ever since.

Riquelme scored a historic goal against Puerto Montt

Club de Deportes Puerto Montt

Club de Deportes Puerto Montt is a Chilean football club based in the city of Puerto Montt, Los Lagos Region. The club was founded May 6, 1983 and plays at the second level of chilean football, the Primera B...

, leading his club Curicó Unido to promotion to the Chilean Primera División, when he played for Curicó in 2008. He then made a controversial transfer from Curicó to Colo-Colo

Colo-Colo

Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club based in the commune of Macul, Santiago. It competes in the Primera División, the top-flight football league in the country, from which they have never been relegated. Their home ground is the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.Colo-Colo...

 in December 2008.

External links

• Profile at BDFA