Juan Rodríguez Vega
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Carlos Rodríguez Vega | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1 September 2021 (aged 77) | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1969 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1970–1971 | Unión Española | 10 | (0) |
| 1971–1977 | Atlético Español | 77 | (1) |
| 1978 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 1979 | Coquimbo Unido | ||
| 1980 | Ñublense | ||
| International career | |||
| 1968–1974 | Chile | 26 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1981 | Ñublense | ||
| 1981 | San Luis | ||
| 1982 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| 1983 | Deportes La Serena | ||
| 1984–1985 | Coquimbo Unido | ||
| 1990 | Unión Española (youth) | ||
| 1995 | Colo-Colo (youth) | ||
| 2002 | PSMS Medan | ||
| 2004 | Persita Tangerang | ||
| 2004–2005 | Sowite Raha | ||
| 2005 | Kendari Utama | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan Carlos Rodríguez Vega (16 January 1944 – 1 September 2021) was a Chilean footballer and manager who played as a defender. He made 26 appearances for the Chile national team.
Club career
[edit]Rodríguez began his playing career with Chilean first division club C.F. Universidad de Chile. He won the Chilean league four times (1964, 1965, 1967 and 1969) with Universidad de Chile.[2] He moved to Primera División (First Division) side Atlético Español in 1973, the club where he would win the 1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.[3]
International career
[edit]Rodríguez played for the Chile national team at the 1974 FIFA World Cup finals in West Germany.[4]
Managerial career
[edit]After playing for Ñublense, in 1981, he began his managerial career in the same club, working for several Chilean clubs in both the Primera and Segunda División,[5] and for Indonesian clubs,[6] coaching PSMS Medan in 2002[7] and Persita Tangerang alongside his brother Manuel in 2004.[8][9]
Personal life
[edit]He had two older brothers who were professional footballers: Gabriel Rodríguez Vega and Manuel Rodríguez Vega.[10]
His sons, Juan and Francisco Rodríguez Rubio, were also professional footballers who made his career mainly in Indonesia.[11]
Honours
[edit]- Universidad de Chile
- Primera División (4): 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969
- Torneo Metropolitano (2): 1968, 1969
- Copa Francisco Candelori (1): 1969
- Atlético Español
References
[edit]- ^ a b Juan Rodríguez at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Efemérides: 16 de enero
- ^ Goloboy, Jim; Stokkermans, Karel (3 April 2009). "Central American Club Competitions 1975". RSSSF.
- ^ Juan Rodríguez Vega – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Juan RODRÍGUEZ Vega". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ @asifuch (1 September 2021). "Como @asifuch lamentamos el fallecimiento a los 77 años de Juan Rodríguez Vega (16/01/1944)" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ (V y B sports) Nuestro primer programa , junto al ex Wanderers Mauricio Neveu on Facebook (in Spanish). 16 June 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ Abarzúa, Esteban (30 March 2020). "Secretos de camarín". DeadBall (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "#entrevistaCTF Simón Elissetche, el chileno campeón en Timor Oriental · Colegio de Entrenadores de Fútbol". Colegio de Entrenadores de Fútbol (in Spanish). 29 October 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ Fernández, Denís (27 October 2018). "El último guerrillero del Ballet Azul" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
No fue el único. Su hermano Gabriel (otrora presidente del Sifup), y su hermano Juan, integrante también del Ballet Azul, seleccionado nacional y zaguero central mucho más recordado, más reconocido, siguieron su camino.
- ^ Album del Recuerdo: Futbolistas Chilenos en Indonesia Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior on Facebook (in Spanish)
External links
[edit]- Juan Rodriguez at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Juan Rodríguez (Juan Rodríguez Vega) – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Juan Rodríguez – FIFA competition record (archived)
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