Andy Rodríguez

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Andy Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name José Andrés Rodríguez Gaitán
Date of birth (1990-01-30) 30 January 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Almuñécar, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cartagena
Number 6
Youth career
1996–2006 AD Almuñécar 77
2006–2009 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Real Madrid C 95 (13)
2012–2014 Levante B 74 (20)
2014–2018 Ponferradina 130 (16)
2018–2021 Logroñés 102 (20)
2021–2024 Burgos 56 (1)
2024– Cartagena 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2023
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Gaitán.

José Andrés Rodríguez Gaitán, commonly known as Andy (born 30 January 1990), is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Cartagena.

Club career[edit]

Born in Almuñécar, Granada, Andalusia, Andy finished his graduation at Real Madrid's youth setup, and started playing as a senior with the C-team in the 2009–10 campaign, in Tercera División. On 5 August 2012 he moved to Levante UD, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[1]

On 8 July 2014, after scoring a career-best 11 goals, Andy signed a one-year deal with Segunda División's SD Ponferradina.[2] He played his first match as a professional on 24 August, starting in a 1–0 home win against CD Tenerife.[3]

Andy scored his first professional goal on 13 September 2014, netting his side's second in a 3–1 away win against CD Numancia.[4] He ended the season with six goals, being an ever-present figure as his side finished one point shy of the play-offs.

On 3 July 2018, free agent Andy signed for UD Logroñés in division three,[5] and helped in their first-ever promotion to the second division in 2020. On 3 July 2021, after the club's relegation, he moved to Burgos CF also in the second tier.[6]

On 3 January 2024, Andy left the Burgaleses on a mutual agreement,[7] and signed a short-term deal with fellow second division team FC Cartagena just hours later.[8]

Personal life[edit]

Andy's younger brother Fran is also a footballer. A right back, he too was trained at Real Madrid.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Andy (Real Madrid C) ficha por el Levante UD y entrena con el primer equipo (Andy (Real Madrid C) signs for Levante UD and trains with the first team) Archived 2014-07-13 at the Wayback Machine; JoinFutbol, 5 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ La Ponferradina presenta a Gaitán (Ponferradina presents Gaitán); Marca, 8 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ El gol olímpico de Infante marcó la diferencia (Infante's olympic goal makes the difference); Marca, 24 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ La Ponferradina continúa en racha (Ponferradina keeps on the run); Marca, 13 September 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ "Andy Rodríguez, nuevo jugador de la Unión Deportiva Logroñés" [Andy Rodríguez, new player of Unión Deportiva Logroñés] (in Spanish). UD Logroñés. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Andy, primer refuerzo del Burgos" [Andy, first addition of Burgos] (in Spanish). Marca. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  7. ^ "El Burgos CF y Andy Rodríguez separan sus caminos de mutuo acuerdo" [Burgos CF and Andy Rodríguez split ways on a mutual agreement] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Andy Rodríguez, centrocampista de mucha calidad y con un gran golpeo de balón, refuerza al Efesé" [Andy Rodríguez, central midfielder of a lot of quality and with a great shooting, bolsters the Efesé] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Mou se lleva a Granada a Nacho, Pacheco y Andy" [Mou takes Nacho, Pacheco and Andy to Granada] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2020.

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