Octavio Darío Rodríguez Peña (born 17 September 1974) is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a centre-back and left-back. He was recently the manager of Peñarol.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Octavio Darío Rodríguez Peña | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1984 | Huracan Villegas | ||
| 1984–1989 | Higos del Mar | ||
| 1990–1994 | Sud América | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | Sud América | 23 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | Toluca | 27 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | Bella Vista | 30 | (1) |
| 1999–2002 | Peñarol | 111 | (8) |
| 2002–2008 | Schalke 04 | 102 | (6) |
| 2008–2014 | Peñarol | 141 | (11) |
| Total | 434 | (27) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2007 | Uruguay | 50 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016 | Juventud (youth) | ||
| 2016 | Peñarol (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2018 | América de Cali (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Defensor Sporting (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Ittihad Kalba (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Peñarol (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Uruguay (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Peñarol | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He is a younger brother of the footballer Héctor Rodríguez Peña.
Club career
editBorn in Montevideo, Rodríguez has played the majority of his club football for Peñarol, and Schalke 04. His other clubs include Sud América and Bella Vista and Toluca. He left Schalke 04 in January 2008 and returned to Peñarol.
International career
editWith Uruguay, Rodríguez was a participant at the 2002 World Cup and scored Uruguay's first goal of the tournament, a volley that curled into the top left corner of the goal.[3][4] He occasionally wore the captain's captain's armband. He also played at the 2004[5] and 2007 Copa América tournaments.[6]
Style of play
editA versatile defender, he was capable of playing as a left-back or as a left-sided central defender. Strong in the air, he was a useful distraction in the opposition box at set pieces.[7]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit| National team | Year | Apps[8] | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2000 | 8 | 1 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rodríguez goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 July 2000 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Venezuela |
2–1 | 3–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 1 June 2002 | Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan, South Korea |  Denmark |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup |
| 3 | 12 November 2005 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Australia |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 14 November 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Peñarol | 26 June 2023 | 15 November 2023 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 56.25 |
Honours
editSchalke 04
References
edit- ^ "Biografia". dariorodriguez.com.uy. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ "Darío Rodríguez volverá a disputar la Copa del Mundo luego de 20 años". 25 March 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ Mazur, Martin (6 November 2013). "Dario Rodriguez: Great Goals Retold (vs Denmark, 2002 World Cup)". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ Jones, Mark (29 May 2018). "Remembering Dario Rodriguez's remarkable goal at the 2002 World Cup". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ Tabeira, Martín (2 August 2007). "Copa América 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ Tabeira, Martín; Morrison, Neil (23 October 2007). "Copa América 2007". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ "Dario Rodriguez". BBC Sport. 20 May 2002. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ "Darío Rodríguez". Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Schalke 0-0 Pasching (Aggregate: 2 - 0)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2003. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Liberec 0-1 Schalke (Aggregate: 1 - 3)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Ligapokal, 2005, Finale". dfb.de. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
External links
edit- Darío Rodríguez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Darío Rodríguez at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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