Rodri (footballer, born 1979)

For more people with the same nickname, see Rodri.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gimeno and the second or maternal family name is Molina.

Rodri

Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Gimeno Molina
Date of birth	(1979-09-21) 21 September 1979
Place of birth	Valencia, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Albacete
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2001	Albacete B
2000–2003	Albacete	17	(0)
2003–2007	Castellón	143	(9)
2007–2010	Hércules	79	(1)
2010–2013	Gimnàstic	64	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rodrigo Gimeno Molina (born 21 September 1979), commonly known as Rodri, is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder.

He amassed Segunda División totals of 215 matches and seven goals over one full decade, representing four clubs.

Football career

Born in Valencia, Rodri started professionally with Albacete Balompié, but appeared very rarely with the first team, leaving precisely when they returned to La Liga in 2003 after a seven-year absence, to which he contributed by appearing in only six second division games.

Rodri subsequently established at CD Castellón, helping the club promote from the third level in his second year. Starting in 2007–08, he played three seasons with Hércules CF in division two.

On 18 August 2010, after helping the Alicante side return to the top flight after a 13-year absence – 17 matches, but only six complete – Rodri moved to Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the second tier. In January 2013, aged 33, he terminated his contract with the Catalans.

External links

• Rodri at BDFutbol
• Rodri at Soccerway