Raúl Rodríguez (footballer)

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Raúl Rodríguez
Rodríguez playing for Catalonia in 2013
Personal information
Full name Raúl Rodríguez Navarro
Date of birth (1987-09-22) 22 September 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Meixian Techand
Number 4
Youth career
1999–2006 Josep Gené
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Vilassar Mar
2007–2010 Gramenet 83 (3)
2010–2011 Espanyol B 14 (0)
2010–2015 Espanyol 80 (0)
2015–2016 Houston Dynamo 52 (3)
2017 Shanghai Shenxin 28 (3)
2018– Meixian Techand 3 (0)
International career
2011– Catalonia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:38, 23 May 2018 (UTC)

Raúl Rodríguez Navarro (Spanish pronunciation: [raˈul roˈðɾiɣeθ]; born 22 September 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Chinese club Meizhou Meixian Techand F.C. as a central defender.

Football career

Espanyol

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Rodríguez made his professional debuts with UDA Gramenet, going on to play in three full Segunda División B seasons with the team. In summer 2010 he signed for neighbouring RCD Espanyol, being initially assigned to their reserves.

After the club sold Víctor Ruiz in the 2011 January transfer window, and Juan Forlín suffered a serious injury, Rodríguez was propelled to the first team by manager Mauricio Pochettino. On 27 November 2010 he made his La Liga debut, coming on as a substitute for Dani Osvaldo in the last minute of a 3–2 away win against Atlético Madrid,[1] and finished his first professional season with ten appearances, including eight starts.

Rodríguez was definitely promoted to the main squad on 1 August 2011.[2] On 19 June 2012 he renewed his contract with the club, running until 2015.[3]

On 8 January 2015, having been completely ostracized by new coach Sergio, Rodríguez cut ties with the Pericos as his link was due to expire on 30 June.[4]

Houston Dynamo

On 9 January 2015, Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer announced they had signed Rodríguez.[5] He made his debut for his new club on 8 March, being replaced in injury time of a 1–0 home win over the Columbus Crew.[6] His first goal came on 25 April, in a 4–4 draw against Sporting Kansas City.[7]

Club statistics

As of match played on 31 March 2018
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gramenet 2007–08[8] Segunda División B 28 0 0 0 — 28 0
2008–09[8] Segunda División B 23 1 0 0 — 23 1
2009–10[8] Segunda División B 32 2 1 0 — 33 2
Total 83 3 1 0 — 84 3
Espanyol 2010–11[8] La Liga 10 0 0 0 — 10 0
2011–12[8] La Liga 28 0 4 0 — 32 0
2012–13[8] La Liga 22 0 1 0 — 23 0
2013–14[8] La Liga 19 0 5 0 — 24 0
2014–15[8] La Liga 1 0 2 0 — 3 0
Total 80 0 12 0 — 92 0
Houston Dynamo 2015[9] Major League Soccer 27 2 1 0 — 28 2
2016[9] Major League Soccer 25 1 2 1 — 27 2
Total 52 3 3 1 — 55 4
Shanghai Shenxin 2017[10] China League One 28 3 6 0 — 34 3
Meizhou Techand 2018[10] China League One 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
Career total 246 9 22 0 0 0 268 9

References

  1. ^ "Atlético Madrid 2–3 Espanyol". ESPN Soccernet. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Raúl Rodríguez, al primer equip" [Raúl Rodríguez, to the first team] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Raúl Rodríguez, fins al 2015" [Raúl Rodríguez, until 2015] (PDF) (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Raúl Rodríguez rescinde su contrato con el Espanyol" [Raúl Rodríguez rescinds his contract with Espanyol]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Houston Dynamo expect signing of La Liga center back Raul Rodriguez to address backline weaknesses". Major League Soccer. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Match recap: Houston Dynamo 1, Columbus Crew SC 0". Houston Dynamo. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  7. ^ Lovell, Darrell (25 April 2015). "Match recap: Houston Dynamo 4, Sporting KC 4". Houston Dynamo. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h "Raúl Rodríguez: Raúl Rodríguez Navarro". BDFutbol. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Raúl Rodríguez". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Raúl Rodríguez". Soda Soccer. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

External links

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