Juan José Rodríguez
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan José Rodríguez Morales | ||
Date of birth | 23 June 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Tacares de Grecia, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender, Leftback | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1997 | Belén | ||
2001–2004 | San Carlos | ||
International career | |||
2002 | Costa Rica | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Juan José Rodríguez Morales (born 23 June 1967) is a retired Costa Rican football player.
Club career
[edit]Nicknamed Peché, the defender played for a few teams, including San Carlos.
International career
[edit]Rodríguez made his debut at almost 35 years of age for Costa Rica in an April 2002 friendly match against Japan and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. All games were 2002 World Cup warm-up games. He was a surprise inclusion[1] in Costa Rica's 2002 FIFA World Cup squad,[2] although he played no part in the tournament.[3] He later denied allegations he was selected due to family relations with coach Alexandre Guimarães.[4]
His final international was a May 2002 friendly against Belgium.
Personal life
[edit]Rodríguez is married to Kattia Vargas and they have three children.[1] He works at the Comité Cantonal de Deportes de San Carlos.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Peché" sorprendido por convocatoria "Me parece mentira" - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Costa Rica 2002 World Cup Squad List - FIFA
- ^ Manaschev, Erlan (3 July 2008). "World Cup 2002 - Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
- ^ a b Peché: "No soy familia de Guima ni de su esposa" - Al Día (in Spanish)
External links
[edit]- Juan José Rodríguez at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1967 births
- Living people
- People from Grecia (canton)
- Sportspeople from Alajuela Province
- Men's association football defenders
- Costa Rican men's footballers
- Costa Rica men's international footballers
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- Belén F.C. players
- A.D. San Carlos footballers
- Costa Rican football biography stubs