Juan Pablo Rodríguez

Juan Pablo Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name	Juan Pablo Rodríguez Guerrero
Date of birth	August 7, 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder; central midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–2003	Atlas
2003–2006	Tecos UAG
2006	Guadalajara
2007–2018	Santos Laguna
2015	→ Atlas (loan)
2015–2018	→ Morelia (loan)
International career
1999	Mexico U-20
2000–2006	Mexico
Medal record
Representing Mexico
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2016

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Juan Pablo Rodríguez Guerrero (born August 7, 1979 in Zapopan, Jalisco) is a former Mexican footballer who last played for Monarcas Morelia on loan from Liga MX team, Santos Laguna.

Career

Nicknamed "El Chato" or "Comandante", Rodríguez is one of the many skilled soccer players to have come out of Club Atlas. He was part of the Atlas' famous 98' generation alongside Rafael Márquez and others who brightened the future for Mexico national squad. His dead ball especialty skills and great vision of the field won him the right to represent his country.

Rodriguez became captain of Club Atlas at the age of 21. His mature performances in central midfield during the 1999 Copa Libertadores provoked much interest on the part of the League's big teams.^[1] After playing and growing as a player in Atlas for six years, Rodriguez joined Tecos UAG.

In Tecos UAG, Rodriguez's high point came in 2005, when he and Daniel Luduena led the team to the final, only to lose against Club América.

In 2006, he joined Chivas de Guadalajara for the Apertura 2006 in the Mexican league, and then to Santos Laguna at Clausura 2007.

At Chivas de Guadalajara, his performance was criticized by the media, who thought Rodríguez could only perform well without pressure, which led to transfer rumors, realized when he joined Santos, with bad reviews following him during the first part of the season, with his new team struggling to remain in Primera División. However, in 2007 Clausura he displayed good enough football to earn a starting place.

At the start of the Apertura 2007, in the second game, Rodríguez scored a magnificent goal against Club Toluca, eventually beating them 3-2. He also scored in the match against Puebla F.C..

An international since 2003, Rodríguez has 36 caps for Mexico, with 2 goals. He was part of 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup where Mexico won. He was also present in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, with the national side finishing fourth, losing on |extra time]] against Germany. In December 2014 he returned to his first team, Club Atlas.

International goals


No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1.	July 20, 2003	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Jamaica	5–0	5–0	2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Honors

Guadalajara

Mexican Primera División (1) - Apertura 2006

Santos Laguna

Individual

Best Midfielder of the tournament: Invierno 1999
Best Defensive Midfielder of the tournament: Apertura 2011
Best Defensive Midfielder of the tournament: Clausura 2012

References

^ [1] Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Juan Pablo Rodríguez at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
Juan Pablo Rodríguez – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)

[1] [1] Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine

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