Pulga Rodriguez

Pulga Rodriguez
Personal information
Full name	Luis Miguel Rodríguez
Date of birth	January 1, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Simoca, Tucumán, Argentina
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Second striker
Team information
Current team	Colón
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2004	Atletico Tucuman
2004–2005	Racing de Córdoba
2005–2010	Atletico Tucuman
2010–2011	Newell's Old Boys
2011–2018	Atletico Tucuman
2019–	Colón
International career
2009	Argentina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:58, 21 December 2020 (UTC)

Luis Miguel Rodríguez, (born January 1, 1985 in San Miguel de Tucumán), nicknamed Pulga (flea) and Captain Fugazza, is an Argentine football Forward currently playing for Colón 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

Torneo Argentino A: 2007–08
Primera B Nacional: 2008–09

Individual

Primera B Nacional top scorer:

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

References

^ "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)
^ Newell's suma a la Pulguita Rodríguez
^ "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)

External links

(in Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI
(in Spanish) Career statistics at BDFA

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[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)

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