Juan José Rodríguez Morales (born 23 June 1967) is a retired Costa Rican football player.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan José Rodríguez Morales | ||
Date of birth | (1967-06-23) 23 June 1967 (age 54) | ||
Place of birth | Tacares de Grecia, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender, Leftback | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1997 | Belén | ||
2001–2004 | San Carlos | ||
National team | |||
2002 | Costa Rica | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nicknamed Peché, the defender played for a few teams, including San Carlos.
Rodríguez made his debut at almost 35 years of age for Costa Rica in an April 2002 friendly match against Japan and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. All games were 2002 World Cup warm-up games. He was a surprise inclusion[1] in Costa Rica's 2002 FIFA World Cup squad,[2] although he played no part in the tournament.[3] He later denied allegations he was selected due to family relations with coach Alexandre Guimarães.[4]
His final international was a May 2002 friendly against Belgium.
Rodríguez is married to Kattia Vargas and they have three children.[1] He works at the Comité Cantonal de Deportes de San Carlos.[4]
Costa Rica squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup | ||
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