Rodolfo Rodríguez
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Rodolfo Sérgio Rodríguez y Rodríguez (born January 20, 1956 in Montevideo) was a Uruguayan international football goalkeeper. His youth player career began at Cerro in 1971 but he moved to Nacional in 1976.
At Nacional, he started his professional career in 1976 with which he played until 1984, having won the Uruguayan Championship in 1977, 1980 and 1983, Copa Libertadores in 1980 and the Intercontinental Cup also in 1980.
In 1984 he joined Santos in Brazil. At Santos he won the São Paulo State Championship in 1984. He stayed with the club until 1987.
Rodríguez then moved to Sporting Clube de Portugal but only stayed there for one season (1988-1989). In 1990 he returned to Brazil to play at Portuguesa. Two years later he left Portuguesa to join Bahia with which he won two Bahia State Championships in 1993 and 1994.
As goalkeeper for the Uruguay national team, Rodolfo Rodríguez won the 50th anniversary tournament of the first World Cup, the 1980 "Gold Cup". He also won the Copa América in 1983, and took part with the national squad that played the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
He retired in 1994 as the most capped Uruguayan player ever, having played 91 times for his national side.
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Uruguay squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Rodríguez | 2 Gutiérrez | 3 Acevedo | 4 Diogo | 5 Bossio | 6 Batista | 7 Alzamendi | 8 Barrios | 9 da Silva | 10 Francescoli | 11 Santín | 12 Alvez | 13 Vega | 14 Pereyra | 15 Rivero | 16 Saralegui | 17 Zalazar | 18 Paz | 19 Ramos | 20 Aguilera | 21 Cabrera | 22 Otero | Coach: Borrás |
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