Claudio Sergio Rodríguez (born 17 January 1960) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Claudio Sergio Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Argentinos Juniors | |||
| San Lorenzo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980 | San Lorenzo | 1 | (0) |
| 1981 | Argentinos Juniors | ||
| 1981–1984 | Unión Magdalena | ||
| 1984–1985 | Estudiantes BA | 37 | (11) |
| 1986–1987 | Atlanta | 8 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | Deportivo Maipu | 19 | (2) |
| 1988–1989 | Chacarita Juniors | 23 | (3) |
| 1989–1990 | Cipolletti | 30 | (5) |
| 1990–1992 | Talleres RE | 48 | (3) |
| 1992–1994 | Chacarita Juniors | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 167 | (24) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| Chacarita Juniors (youth) | |||
| 2016–2017 | Fénix (youth) | ||
| 2018–2021 | Estudiantes BA (youth) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Midland (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Unión Magdalena (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Unión Magdalena | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBorn in Buenos Aires, Rodríguez played with Diego Maradona in the youth sides of Argentinos Juniors, named Los Cebollitas.[1] He made his senior debut with San Lorenzo in 1980, before moving abroad in 1981 with Colombian side Unión Magdalena.
Rodríguez returned to his home country in 1984 with Estudiantes de Buenos Aires, and also played with Primera División sides Atlanta, Deportivo Maipu, Chacarita Juniors, Cipolletti and Talleres de Remedios de Escalada. He returned to Chacarita in 1992, before retiring two years later.
Managerial career
editAfter retiring, Rodríguez started working in the youth sides of his last club Chacarita. He was also a youth manager of Fénix and Estudiantes de Buenos Aires, and later worked as an assistant at Midland.[2]
On 2 April 2022, Rodríguez was announced as the assistant manager of another club he represented as a player, Unión Magdalena.[3] Ten days later, he replaced Carlos Silva as manager of the first team.[4]
Rodríguez managed Unión until 19 May 2023, when he announced his departure from the role.[5]
Personal life
editRodríguez's father Perfecto was also a footballer and a forward.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Los Cebollitas lloran a Diego: "Vimos al mejor Maradona"" [Los Cebollitas mourn Diego: "We saw the best Maradona"] (in Spanish). Sitio Andino. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Rodríguez: "Mientras las matemáticas den, vamos a trabajar para salvarnos"" [Rodríguez: "While the math allow it, we will work to save ourselves"] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Unión anunció a su nuevo asistente técnico" [Unión announced their new assistant manager] (in Spanish). Radio Hoy. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Unión Magdalena se convierte en el quinto equipo que cambia de entrenador" [Unión Magdalena become the fifth team that change their manager] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Nueva salida en Liga Betplay: otro técnico le dijo adiós a su equipo" [New departure in Liga Betplay: another manager bidded farewell to his team] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Claudio Rodríguez es el nuevo técnico del Unión" [Claudio Rodríguez is the new manager of Unión] (in Spanish). Hoy Diario del Magdalena. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
External links
edit- Claudio Rodríguez at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Claudio Rodríguez coach profile at Soccerway