Adelardo Rodríguez

Adelardo
Personal information
Full name	Adelardo Rodríguez Sánchez
Date of birth	26 September 1939 (age 85)
Place of birth	Badajoz, Spain
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Ferrocarril
	Betis Extremeño
	Extremadura Badajoz
Senior career*
Years	Team
1957–1959	Badajoz
1959–1976	Atlético Madrid
Total
International career
1960	Spain U21
1961	Spain B
1962–1970	Spain
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Template:Spanish name Adelardo Rodríguez Sánchez, usually referred to simply as Adelardo (born 26 September 1939 in Badajoz) is a former Spanish footballer.

Club career

Adelardo enjoyed a 17-year spell at Atletico Madrid from 1959 to 1976. He was one of the most accomplished midfield schemers of his generation, combining skill, commitment and an eye for goal.

During his spell, the club won three La Liga titles (65–66, 69–70 and 72–73), five Copa del Reys (1960, 1961, 1965, 1972 and 1976), the 1962 European Cup Winners' Cup, the 1974 Intercontinental Cup.

He played for Atletico 550 official appearances (which remains the record to this date) in which he scored 113 goals.

International career

He played 14 times for the Spain national football team, scoring 2 goals. He was in the squad of both the 1962 FIFA World Cup and the 1966 FIFA World Cup.

International goals


#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 June 1962	Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile	Brazil	0–1	2–1	1962 FIFA World Cup
2.	13 June 1963	Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain	Scotland	1–0	2–6	Friendly

Honours

Club

Atlético Madrid

Intercontinental Cup (1): 1974
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1961–62
La Liga (3): 1965–66, 1969–70, 1972–73
Copa del Rey (5): 1959–60, 1960–61, 1964–65, 1971–72, 1975–76

External links

Adelardo Rodríguez at BDFutbol
National team data
Adelardo Rodríguez at National-Football-Teams.com
Adelardo Rodríguez – FIFA competition record (archived)