Octavio Darío Rodríguez Peña (born 17 September 1974) is a Uruguayan former footballer who last played as a centre-back or lef-back for Peñarol. He was capped 51 times for the Uruguay national team.[2]

Darío Rodríguez

Personal information
Full name	Octavio Darío Rodríguez Peña
Date of birth	(1974-09-17) 17 September 1974 (age 48)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre back, left back
Youth career
1979–1984	Huracan Villegas
1984–1989	Higos del Mar
1990–1994	Sud América
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1995	Sud América	23	(0)
1995–1996	Toluca	27	(1)
1997–1998	Bella Vista	30	(1)
1998–2002	Peñarol	111	(8)
2002–2008	Schalke 04	102	(6)
2008–2014	Peñarol	141	(11)
Total		434	(27)
National team
2000–2007	Uruguay	51	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2014

Club career

Born in Montevideo, Rodríguez has played the majority of his club football for Peñarol, and Schalke 04. His other clubs include Sud América and Bella Vista and Toluca. He left Schalke 04 in January 2008 and returned to Peñarol.

International career

With Uruguay, Rodríguez was a participant at the 2002 World Cup and scored Uruguay's first goal of the tournament, a volley that curled into the top left corner of the goal. He has worn the captain's armband for Uruguay. He also played at the 2004[3] and 2007 Copa América tournaments.[4]

Style of play

A versatile defender, he was capable of playing as a left-back or as a left-sided central defender. Strong in the air, he was a useful distraction in the opposition box at set pieces.[5]

Career statistics

International

[6]

International goals

Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	17 February 2000	Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado	Hungary League[6]	2–0	2–0	Friendly
2.	18 July 2000	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo	Venezuela	2–1	3–1	2002 World Cup qualifier
3.	1 June 2002	Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan	Denmark	1–1	1–2	2002 World Cup
4.	12 November 2005	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo	Australia	1–0	1–0	2006 World Cup qualifier play-offs

Honours

Schalke 04

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2003, 2004[7][8]
• DFB-Ligapokal: 2005[9]

References

External links

• Darío Rodríguez at National-Football-Teams.com
• Darío Rodríguez at fussballdaten.de (in German)

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