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Maxi Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Maximiliano Rubén Rodríguez
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Newell's Old Boys 56 (20)
2001 → Oviedo (loan) 1 (0)
2002–2005 Espanyol 110 (26)
2005–2010 Atlético Madrid 120 (31)
2010– Liverpool 0 (0)
International career‡
2003– Argentina 35 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2009

Maximiliano Rubén "Maxi" Rodríguez (born 2 January 1981 in Rosario, Santa Fe) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Liverpool F.C.

Nicknamed La Fiera, he is commonly used as a winger, but can also operate as an attacking midfielder.[1] He arrived in Spain in his early 20's, and went on to spend the bulk of professional career there.

Club career

Rodríguez came through the youth set-up at Newell's Old Boys in the Argentine League, and played for the club for three seasons before moving to Spain (having already played six months on loan to Real Oviedo, then in the country's second division).

In 2002, he moved to La Liga with RCD Espanyol, his league debut coming on 2 September in a 0–2 loss against Real Madrid. He played 37 matches in every campaign with the Catalonians, scoring 15 times during his last season, including the club's 2000th Spanish league goal.


Atlético Madrid

At the start of the 2005–06 season, Rodríguez moved to Atlético Madrid for a transfer fee of €7 million,[2] where he continued to post consistent numbers. In his second year, he suffered, alongside teammate (and winger) Martin Petrov, a serious knee injury (ACL), which limited him to only 10 appearances.[3]

On 10 November 2009, Rodríguez put four goals past UD Marbella in the Spanish Cup Round-of-32 second leg, in an eventual 6–0 home win (8–0 aggregate).

Liverpool

On January 13 2010 it was announced that he had completed a free transfer to Liverpool, signing a three-and-a-half year deal.[4] Maxi will wear the no. 17 shirt. [5]

Club statistics

All-Time Club Performance
Club Season Domestic League Domestic Cup International
Club Competition 		Total
App Goals App Goals App  Goals App Goals
Atlético Madrid 09-10 14 2 2 5 8 1 24 8
08-09 33 6 6 3 39 9
07-08 35 8 4 0 39 8
06-07 10 6 10 6
05-06 29 10 4 1 33 11
Total 121 32 6 6 18 4 145 42
Espanyol 04-05 37 15 37 15
03-04 36 4 36 4
02-03 37 7 37 7
Total 110 26 110 26
Newell's Old Boys 2002
2001
Total
Real Oviedo 2001 1 0 1 0
Total 1 0
Newell's Old Boys 2000
1999
Total
Career Totals 194 56 4 1 10 3 204 60

Other ventures

In 2009, Rodríguez appeared in a music video for Coti, starring alongside Atlético teammate Diego Forlán.[6]

References

  1. ^ A2BWorldCup biography
  2. ^ Al final llegaron a buen puerto (Finally they agreed); ESPN Deportes, 29 June 2005 Template:Es icon
  3. ^ Maxi Rodriguez, Petrov out for six months; ESPN Soccernet, 16 October 2006
  4. ^ "Maxi makes Reds move". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
  5. ^ http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/in-profile-our-new-no-17
  6. ^ Maxi Rodríguez y Diego Forlán, invitados de lujo en el nuevo videoclip de Coti (Maxi Rodríguez and Diego Forlán, stellar guests in Coti's new video); Atlético's official website, 17 March 2009 Template:Es icon
Sporting positions
Preceded by Atlético Madrid Captain
2007–2009 		Succeeded by

Template:Argentina Squad 2006 World Cup

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