Ángel Luis Rodríguez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ángel Luis Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | February 15, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Panama | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nacional | |||
| Independiente Santa Fe | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996 | Ejecutivo Jrs. | ||
| 1997 | San Francisco | ||
| 1998–2002 | Tauro | ||
| 1999 | → FAS (loan) | ||
| 2003–2006 | San Francisco | ||
| 2005 | Santa Rita | ||
| 2006–2008 | Sporting San Miguelito | ||
| 2002–2004 |
Árabe Unido | ||
| 2005–2008 | Sporting San Miguelito | ||
| 2009–2011 |
Árabe Unido | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1995–2010 | Panama | 59 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2015 | |||
Ángel Luis Rodríguez (born 15 February 1976) is a retired Panamanian football midfielder.
Club career
Pito Rodríguez played in the youth teams of Uruguyan giants Nacional and Colombian outfit Independiente Santa Fe[1] and started his senior career at Ejecutivo Jrs.,[2] played for San Francisco and Tauro and returned to San Francisco in December 2002.[3] While at Tauro, he went to Italy for a trial with Empoli in 1998.[4]
He had a spell abroad on loan at Salvadoran side FAS in 1999,[1] but left the club citing urgent family matters while denying any involvement in a Salvadoran road accident in which a person died and subsequently fleeing Salvadoran law.[5] In summer 2005, he went to play alongside compatriot Juan Carlos Cubillas for Ecuadoran second division team Santa Rita.[6]
He also played for
He retired in July 2011.[8]
International career
He played for the Panama U23 team in the 1997 Central American Games.[9]
Rodríguez made his debut for Panama in a January 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Nicaragua and has earned a total of 59 caps, scoring 3 goals.[10] He represented his country in 18 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[11] and was a member of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup team, who finished second in the tournament.[12][13]
His final international was a January 2010
International goals
- Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[14]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 October 1999 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Trinidad and Tobago |
1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly match
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| 2 | 22 June 2000 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Venezuela |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match
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| 3 | 24 April 2001 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Haiti |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match
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Managerial career
After retiring as a player in July 2011, Rodríguez was named assistant to manager
References
- ^ a b Panameño "Pito" Rodríguez debuta con el FAS ante el Sonsonate el domingo - Crítica (in Spanish)
- ^ Volante incansable - Día a día (in Spanish)
- ^ 'Pito' jugará con el San Francisco - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ "Pito" Rodríguez viaja hoy para probarse en el fútbol italiano - Crítica (in Spanish)
- ^ El Tauro negociará supuesta indemnización de "Pito" al FAS - Panamá América (in Spanish)
- ^ "Pito" Rodríguez debutó en Santa Rita de Ecuador - Crítica (in Spanish)
- ^ ‘Pito’ será refuerzo del Árabe - La Estrella (in Spanish)
- ^ Se retira Angel Luis “Pito” Rodríguez - PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
- ^ ORO con angustia - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Appearances for Panama National Team - RSSSF
- ^ Ángel Luis Rodríguez – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ U.S. Men Win Third Gold Cup Championship With 3-1 Penalty Shootout Victory Against Panama at Giants Stadium - US Soccer
- ^ Ángel Luis Rodríguez - International Appearances
- ^ Pito Rodríguez será asistente de Palacios - PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
- ^ Árabe, listo para hoy - La Prensa (in Spanish)
External links
- Ángel Luis Rodríguez at National-Football-Teams.com
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