Rodolfo Cota
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Full name | Rodolfo Cota Robles[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 3 July 1987 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | León | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Pachuca | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2005 | Pachuca Juniors[3] | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2006 | Indios[4] | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2007–2018 | Pachuca | 74 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | → Puebla (loan) | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2018 | → Guadalajara (loan) | 88 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018– | León | 191 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2007 | Mexico U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017– | Mexico | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022 |
Rodolfo Cota Robles (born 3 July 1987) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club León and the Mexico national team.
Club career
Pachuca
Cota made his professional debut for Pachuca on 21 September 2007 against Veracruz.[2]
Puebla
In 2014 it was announced Cota was sent out on loan to Puebla.[5] He made his debut against Tijuana in a 1–0 victory.[6] In April 2015, he won the Copa MX after defeating Guadalajara.[7]
Guadalajara
On 11 June 2015,
The following season, he proved to be vital again as Guadalajara won the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League against Major League Soccer club Toronto FC,[12] as he was rewarded the Golden Glove of the tournament and named in the Best XI.[13][14]
León
On 16 May 2018, Cota was loaned out to Pachuca's sibling club León.[15]
Cota controversially wore a jersey to protest against femicide in Mexico during a match against Club Necaxa on 22 February 2020. The shirt had the figure of a woman lying in a pool of blood in the shape of a map of Mexico. Cota may be suspended for three matches and fined MXN $300,000 (US$15,000).[16]
International career
Youth
Cota represented the under-20 squad at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[17]
Senior
In September 2016, Cota received his first
Cota was included in the preliminary roster for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia as a replacement for José de Jesús Corona since he picked up an injury.[19] Cota made his debut on 1 June 2017 in a friendly match against Ireland at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, concluding in a 3–1 victory.[20] Cota was subsequently included in Mexico's final roster for the tournament.[21]
In October 2022, Cota was named in Mexico's preliminary 31-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and in November, he was ultimately included in the final 26-man roster, but did not receive any minutes on the field during the tournament.[22]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 14 June 2022[23]
Mexico | |||||
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Year | Apps | Goals | |||
2017 | 1 | 0 | |||
2018 | 1 | 0 | |||
2019 | 1 | 0 | |||
2020 | 1 | 0 | |||
2021 | 2 | 0 | |||
2022 | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 8 | 0 |
Honours
Puebla
Guadalajara
León
- Liga MX: Guardianes 2020
- CONCACAF Champions League: 2023
- Leagues Cup: 2021
Individual
- Liga MX Golden Glove: 2016–17[11]
- Liga MX Best XI: Clausura 2017[10]
References
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
- ^ a b Rodolfo Cota at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ Rodolfo Cota Robles - Ficha Jugador
- ^ Rodolfo Cota Robles - Ficha Jugador
- ^ Rodolfo Cota – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- ^ "Tijuana vs. Puebla - Reporte del Partido - 18 julio, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.cl.
- ^ "Puebla 4-2 Chivas: Cuauhtémoc se retira como campeón de Copa MX". TUDN.
- ^ "Comunicado de Prensa (Rodolfo Cota)". www.chivasdecorazon.com.mx.
- ^ Sunderland, Tom (29 May 2017). "Chivas Win 12th Liga MX Championship After Beating Tigres 4-3 on Aggregate". Bleacher Report.
- ^ a b "Chivas y Tigres dominan el 11 ideal del Clausura 2017". MARCA Claro México. 31 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Chivas y Almeyda acapararon el Balón de Oro". MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish). 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Chivas Win CONCACAF Champions League". BeinSport.com. 25 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Golden Glove". CONCACAF.com. 25 April 2018.
- ^ a b "2018 SCCL - Best XI". CONCACAF. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Chivas transfer news: Goalkeeper Rodolfo Cota signs with Club Leon - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ Goalkeeper of León manifests against femicides; could be sanctioned (in Spanish) La Jornada Maya, 24 February 2020
- ^ Rodolfo Cota – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Gio y Jona dos Santos, en la convocatoria del Tri para Nueva Zelanda y Panamá". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Rodolfo Cota reemplazará a Jesús Corona en Selección Mexicana para Copa Confederaciones". Telemundo Deportes (in Spanish). 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Cota, Hernandez thrilled with Mexico debuts". Goal.com. 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Los 23 de Osorio para la Confederaciones". Marca (in Spanish). 8 June 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ Moro, Omar (14 November 2022). "Lista de convocados de la Selección Mexicana al Mundial de Qatar 2022". Tvazteca.com (in Spanish).
- ^ "Rodolfo Cota". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Univision. "Puebla 4-2 Chivas: Cuauhtémoc se retira como campeón de Copa MX". Univision.
- ^ "Regresó el Gigante". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "¡CHIVAS CAMPEÓN DE LA COPA MX APERTURA 2015!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Hace historia en la Copa". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "¡Chivas Campeón de la SuperCopa MX!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ "¡CAMPEONES DE CONCACAF!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
External links
- Rodolfo Cota Robles at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)