Rodrigo Tello

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Tello and the second or maternal family name is Valenzuela.

Rodrigo Tello

Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Álvaro Tello Valenzuela
Date of birth	October 14, 1979 (1979-10-14)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Eskişehirspor
Number	14
Youth career
	Universidad Chile
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2000	Universidad Chile	53	(7)
2001–2007	Sporting CP	113	(8)
2007–2010	Beşiktaş	87	(15)
2010–	Eskişehirspor	25	(0)
National team‡
2000–2010	Chile	36	(3)
Honours Competitor for Chile Men's Football Bronze 2000 Sydney Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:29, 2 May 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 August 2010

Rodrigo Álvaro Tello Valenzuela (born 14 October 1979 in Santiago) is a Chilean footballer who plays with Eskişehirspor in Turkey.

Left-footed, he usually operates as a left midfielder, but can also appear in the middle, and as an offensive left back. He is known for his technique, passing, shooting, vision and ball control. He's also known for his long-distance shots, and spent most of his professional career in Portugal, with Sporting Clube de Portugal, where he arrived at only 21.

Club career

Tello began his career at C.F. Universidad de Chile, making his professional debuts in 1999. He quickly made a good impression, being named the best midfielder in the country in 2000, and was transferred to Sporting Clube de Portugal for a fee of €7 millions in January of the following year, at the same time as compatriot Mario Cáceres; it was a then club record for the Portuguese first division side.

After a slow start, Tello eventually became an important first-team member – although he would be used mainly as a substitute – and even saw some time at left defender.

In the 2007 summer, Tello moved to Turkey and signed with Beşiktaş JK. In his second season, he was named to the Team of the Season, as his club won the double.

On 25 November 2009, during a group stage UEFA Champions League group stage game against Manchester United, Tello scored from 25 yards to beat Ben Foster and help Beşiktaş win it 1–0, the first match in that stage of the competition the English had lost at Old Trafford in eight years.

On 25 July 2010, aged 30, Tello left Beşiktaş but continued in the Süper Lig, signing a three-year contract with Eskişehirspor.

International career

A full Chilean international since his early 20's, Tello also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

He also competed at the 2007 Copa América, where the national side exited in the last-eight, after a 1–6 loss against eventual winners Brazil, and at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, playing in the second half of the round of 16 0–3 defeat against the same opponents.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	23 September 2000	Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile	Honduras	1–0	5–2	Friendly
2.	29 March 2000	River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Argentina	1–1	4–1	2002 World Cup qualification
3.	30 May 2010	Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción, Chile	Israel	3–0	3–0	Friendly

Honors

Club

• Universidad Chile:
  • Chilean League: 1999, 2000
  • Chilean Cup: 2000

• Sporting:
  • Portuguese League: 2001–02
  • Portuguese Cup: 2001–02, 2006–07
  • Portuguese Supercup: 2002
  • UEFA Cup: Runner-up 2004–05

• Besiktas:
  • Turkish League: 2008–09
  • Turkish Cup: 2008–09

Country

• Summer Olympics: in 2000

External links

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• Rodrigo Tello at National-Football-Teams.com
• Official site (Spanish)
• Rodrigo Tello on Playerhistory.com