Francisco Javier Rodríguez

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Francisco Javier Rodríguez
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Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier Rodríguez Pinedo
Date of birth (1981-10-20) 20 October 1981 (age 31)
Place of birth Mazatlán, Mexico
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club América
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2002–2008 Guadalajara 171 (4)
2008–2011 PSV 60 (4)
2011–2012 VfB Stuttgart 40 (2)
2013– América 21 (0)
National team‡
2004– Mexico 79 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 May 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 April 2013
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Pinedo.

Francisco Javier Rodríguez Pinedo (born 20 October 1981) known as Maza is a Mexican football defender. He currently plays for Mexican Liga MX club América and Mexican National Team. He also serves as the first-choice captain of the national team.

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Club career [edit]

Guadalajara [edit]

Rodríguez was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa.[1] which is the origin of his nickname "Maza" short for Mazatleco. He began his professional career with Guadalajara, debuting for the club during the 2002 Apertura tournament.

In the Apertura 2006, he helped to tie the final game, which Chivas won 2–1 against Toluca, and helped Chivas win their 11th championship in the Primera División de México

PSV Eindhoven [edit]

On 9 May 2008, it was announced that he was transferred for $1.8m to Dutch club PSV Eindhoven. Maza started his debut season mostly on the bench, and proved to be an alternative as one of two centre backs such as Dirk Marcellis. He scored his first goal with the Dutch giants on 25 November 2008 with a blistering 30-yard shot against Heracles Almelo. Maza plays with the number four jersey, previously worn by Manuel da Costa who transferred to ACF Fiorentina in January 2008.

Has played a more central role in the team for the 2009–2010, he's won a starting spot in the defence both for the Dutch League Tournament and the UEFA Europa League.

VfB Stuttgart [edit]

On 14 July 2011, Rodríguez signed a three-year contract with VfB Stuttgart for an undisclosed fee. Rodríguez scored his first goal on his debut in a 14–0 win.[2][3] Rodríguez made his Bundesliga debut on 6 August 2011 in a 3–0 win against Schalke 04. He registered an assist in the 37th minute to Cacau which gave Stuttgart a 2–0 lead.[4]

América [edit]

On 2 January 2013, Rodríguez made a move to Club América.[5]

International career [edit]

Rodríguez was part of the Mexican 2004 Olympic football team, that exited in the first round, having finished third in group A, below group winners Mali and South Korea.

On 2 April 2006, he was called up to play for the Mexico national team by head coach Ricardo Lavolpe. He played one game in the 2006 World cup, playing against Portugal.

Rodríguez was a part of the Mexico squad who participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He was a starter for all of Mexico's group matches, and played the Round of 16 match against Argentina.

During the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Rodríguez, and four other members of the Mexican National Team, tested positive for the banned substance of Clenbuterol and were withdrawn from the team's tournament squad.[6] However, all players were exonerated as FIFA determined that the accused had accidentally ingested the banned substance through contaminated meat that had been served during a pre-tournament training camp.[7]

However, World Anti-Doping Agency appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to request a ban.[8] But on 12 October 2011 WADA withdrew this request after the full file was available for them.[9]

Career statistics [edit]

Club [edit]

As of 2 January 2013[10][11][12][13]

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mexico League Cup North America Total
2002–03 Guadalajara Primera División 2 0 – – 2 0
2003–04 32 0 – – 32 0
2004–05 30 0 – – 30 0
2005–06 26 0 – 7 0 33 0
2006–07 44 4 – – 44 4
2007–08 37 1 2 1 6 1 45 2
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Europe Total
2008–09 PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie 9 1 – – 3 0 12 1
2009–10 29 1 2 0 7 0 38 1
2010–11 22 2 5 0 6 0 31 2
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
2011–12 VfB Stuttgart Bundesliga 26 2 3 0 – – 29 2
2012–13 14 0 2 0 5 0 21 0
Mexico League Cup North America Total
2012–13 América Liga MX 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Total Mexico 171 4 2 1 13 1 186 6
Netherlands 60 4 5 0 16 0 81 4
Germany 40 2 5 0 5 0 50 2
Career total 271 10 12 1 34 1 317 12

International [edit]

As of 30 January 2013

National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2004 10 0
2005 16 1
2006 7 0
2007 8 0
2008 0 0
2009 2 0
2010 13 0
2011 9 0
2012 10 0
Total 75 1

International goals [edit]

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 July 2005 The Home Depot Center, Carson, United States  South Africa 1–2 1–2 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup

International appearances [edit]

As of 17 April 2013

Honours [edit]

Club [edit]

Guadalajara

PSV Eindhoven

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b "Francisco Javier Rodríguez Pinedo". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 September 2011. 
  2. ^ "VfB sign Maza". VfB Stuttgart. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011. 
  3. ^ "Francisco ´Maza´ Rodríguez moves to VfB Stuttgart". PSV Eindhoven. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011. 
  4. ^ "VfB Stuttgart 3 – 0 Schalke 04". ESPN Soccernet. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011. 
  5. ^ "Stuttgart – the Mexican’s second home.". VfB Stuttgart. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013. 
  6. ^ "Five Mexico Players Test Positive". ESPN Soccernet. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011. 
  7. ^ "FMF absolvió a acusados de dopaje". ESPNDeportes Mexico (in Spanish). 10 July 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011. 
  8. ^ "FOOTBALL – THE CAS DISMISSES URGENT REQUEST FOR A STAY FILED BY OLYMPIAKOS VOLOU". The Court of Arbitration for Sport. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011. 
  9. ^ "WADA withdraws CAS appeal in case of Mexican footballers". World Anti-Doping Agency. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011. 
  10. ^ "Francisco Rodríguez". Soccernet. Retrieved 25 September 2011. 
  11. ^ "Medio Tiempo stats". [dead link]
  12. ^ "Francisco Javier Pinedo Rodriguez". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 25 September 2011. 
  13. ^ "Maza > Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 September 2011. 

External links [edit]

Club América – current squad
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