Víctor Rodríguez Andrade

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Víctor Rodríguez Andrade
Personal information
Full name Víctor Pablo Rodríguez Andrade
Date of birth (1927-05-02)2 May 1927
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death 19 May 1985(1985-05-19) (aged 58)
Place of death Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Halfback
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1951 Central Español
1952–1957 Peñarol
International career
1947–1957 Uruguay 42 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Uruguay
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1950 Brazil
South American Championship
Winner 1956 Uruguay
Third place 1947 Ecuador
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Víctor Pablo Rodríguez Andrade (2 May 1927

decisive match
.

He was the nephew of another Uruguayan international player, José Leandro Andrade, who was also a World Cup winner, having played for the Uruguay squad that won the first ever edition in 1930.

Rodríguez Andrade also played at the

C.A. Peñarol
. He is regarded as one of the finest midfielders ever.

Early life and career

Born in the Barrio Sur of Montevideo, Víctor Rodríguez came to the world into a family that proudly revered the name of his uncle, José Leandro Andrade. His admiration for his uncle and the naming customs made him use both last names; he drew comparisons with "The Black Marvel", not only because he was his relative, but also because they both played on the wing (although Andrade played in the right flank). Thus, the name Rodríguez Andrade would universally remain used when referring to the left midfielder, and sometimes he is even referred to simply as Andrade.

Growing up, Rodríguez played on the streets of Barrio Sur and

Uruguayan Championship
in 1953 and 1954.

International career

Rodríguez Andrade wore the Uruguayan jersey from December 1947 to May 1957. He participated at the

1956. He earned a total of 42 caps for La Celeste with no goals.[3]

1950 World Cup and the Maracanazo

Main articles:
Uruguay v Brazil (World Cup 1950) and 1950 FIFA World Cup

At the 1950 World Cup in Brazil, Rodríguez Andrade, who at 23 years old was one of the younger members of the Uruguayan squad, played in all four of his team's matches. In the

Juan Schiaffino scored the equalizer and Alcides Ghiggia
the winner, to complete the famous upset known as the Maracanazo.

1954: End of World Cup glory

Main article: 1954 FIFA World Cup

Four years later in

Golden Team" scored 17 goals in its two first round victories. Meanwhile, Uruguay played against Czechoslovakia and Scotland and won 2-0 and 7-0 respectively, to top their group. In the second round, they defeated England
4–2, and Hungary beat Brazil by the same score. The defending world champions and the favourites would clash in semi-finals, and in a match that is remembered as one of the most magnificent demonstrations of football by both teams, it took the Magyars 120 minutes to give Uruguay its first ever World Cup defeat. Rodríguez Andrade, who just as he did in 1950, played in every match of the tournament, had a strong performance in his final World Cup appearance, even though he had to play the extra time with a pulled muscle.

South American Championship

Uruguay, which had won its last South American title in 1942 when Rodríguez Andrade was in his teens, was unable to win it six straight times from 1945 to 1955, including the first two in which he appeared, 1953 and 1955. In the 1955 edition, they were humiliated in a 1–6 loss to

Omar Sivori's Argentina in the last match, which was, like six years earlier in Brazil, not a final, but just happened to be de deciding match. Rodríguez Andrade thus became the only Uruguayan player of his generation to win the World Cup and the South American Championship.[5]

After football

His last international match was on June 5, 1957, a 1–1 draw against Argentina. After ending his football career, he resided in Montevideo for the rest of his life. He worked as an usher at Montevideo's Palace of Congress for about 20 years, and during that time he was involved in the founding of basketball team 25 de Agosto of the Uruguayan Basketball Federation. Rodríguez Andrade died in May 1985, and a month after his death, Senator Luis Hierro Gambardella dedicated a speech to him during a session of the Congress.[6]

In December 2005, the Uruguayan Postal Administration issued a stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of the foundation of Rodríguez' first team, Central F.C. (since 1971 Central Español). The stamp featured the images of three of the most emblematic figures of the history of the club: in the center, Víctor Rodríguez Andrade, accompanied by his teammate Luis Rijo, and his coach Juan López.

In March 2007, after a 2002 resolution, the Junta Departamental de Montevideo and the city's Comisión de Nomenclatura designated a street of the Barrio Sur "Pasaje Víctor Rodríguez Andrade", to honor the footballer.[1][2]

Honours

Peñarol

  • Uruguayan first division
    : 1953, 1954

Uruguay

Individual

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b (in Spanish) Junta Departamental de Montevideo, Acta Nº 1313 Archived 2007-09-28 at archive.today, Ordinary Session, March 8, 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-15
  2. ^ a b (in Spanish) Junta Departamental de Montevideo, Resolución Nº 8134 Archived 2006-10-06 at archive.today, July 11, 2002. Retrieved 2007-04-15
  3. ^ Source: RSSSF (https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/uru-recintlp.html).
  4. ^ Kalansky, Andrés (2006). "Andrade, La Perla Negra" (in Spanish). Don Balón, Spain. Archived from the original on 2007-10-30. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
  5. ^ Uruguay defender William Martínez, who with Rodríguez Andrade won the 1956 South American Championship, was also in the 1950 World Cup squad, but did not play in that tournament.
  6. ^ (in Spanish) Cámara de Senadores de la República Oriental del Uruguay, Nº 33 - Tomo 290, 32nd Ordinary Session, June 4, 1985. Retrieved 2007-04-15
  7. ^ "IFFHS All-Time Uruguay Men's Dream Team". IFFHS. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2023.

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