Diego Sebastián Rodríguez Cano (28 May 1988 – 11 September 2010) was a Uruguayan professional footballer who played as a defender.
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Full name | Diego Sebastián Rodríguez Cano | ||
Date of birth | (1988-05-28)28 May 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Date of death | 11 September 2010(2010-09-11) (aged 22) | ||
Place of death | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Nacional | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | Nacional | 0 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Central Español | 27 | (8) |
2010 | Nacional | 3 | (0) |
Total | 30 | (8) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Montevideo, Rodríguez played for Nacional and Central Español.
Rodríguez was seriously injured in a car crash in Montevideo on 9 September 2010, and was admitted to the ICU at Montevideo's La Española hospital. He had suffered brain and chest trauma as a result of the accident,[1] and died two days later of cardiac arrest at the age of 22.[2] Following Rodríguez' death, tributes came in from Uruguayan football players: national team players Luis Suárez and Diego Forlán both dedicated their goals scored on Saturday to the memory of Rodríguez, as did Mario Regueiro, Luis Aguiar,[3] Edinson Cavani[4] and Sebastián "El Loco" Abreu.[5] Forlán also commented the death on his Twitter account, offering his "condolences to Rodríguez' family, friends, fans of Nacional, and to football in Uruguay".[6]
His remains are buried at Parque del Reencuentro.[1]
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