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Pulga Rodriguez
Personal information
Full name Luis Miguel Rodríguez
Date of birth (1985-01-01) January 1, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Simoca, Tucumán, Argentina
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Second striker
Team information
Current team
Central Córdoba SdE
Number 10
Youth career
Tucumán
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Tucumán
2004–2005 Racing Córdoba 14 (1)
2005–2010 Tucumán 90 (35)
2010–2011 Newell's Old Boys 16 (5)
2011–2018 Tucumán 202 (84)
2019–2021 Colón 50 (20)
2021 Gimnasia LP 22 (8)
2022 Colón 31 (11)
2023– Central Córdoba SdE 16 (3)
International career
2009 Argentina 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:15, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

Luis Miguel "Pulga" Rodríguez, (born January 1, 1985, in San Miguel de Tucumán), nicknamed Pulga (flea), is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Central Córdoba of the Primera Division in Argentina.

Career

El Pulga was a key player[1] for the Atlético Tucumán team that obtained in two years the promotion from the Torneo Argentino A (regionalized third division) to the Argentine Primera División (first division). On 11 June 2010 the 25-year-old forward left Atlético Tucumán and joined on loan to Newell's Old Boys.[2]

International career

In 2009 Argentine national team's coach Diego Maradona surprised the media by calling Luis Rodríguez for a friendly match against Ghana.[3] The team was formed exclusively by players of the Argentine league.

Honours

Atlético Tucumán

Colón

Individual

  • Primera B Nacional Top scorer:

2008–09 (20 goals for Atlético Tucumán)
2012–13 (20 goals for Atlético Tucumán)

References

  1. ^ "La noche soñada del Pulga Rodríguez" Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine El Siglo Web 2008/12/13. Retrieved on September 26, 2009. (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Newell's suma a la Pulguita Rodríguez
  3. ^ "Maradona sorprendió con la "Pulga" Rodríguez" Archived 2011-05-31 at the Wayback Machine Télam. 2009/9/25. Retrieved on September 26, 2009. (in Spanish)