Rodrigo Antonio Cordero Solano (born 4 December 1973) is a retired Costa Rican professional footballer.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rodrigo Antonio Cordero Solano | ||
Date of birth | (1973-12-04) 4 December 1973 (age 48) | ||
Place of birth | Moravia, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1995 | Municipal Puriscal | (7) | |
1995–1997 | Alajuelense | ||
1997 | Carmelita | ||
1998–2004 | Herediano | ||
2003 | Cartaginés | ||
2004–2005 | Brujas | 23 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Cartaginés | 28 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Pérez Zeledón | 26 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Puntarenas | 21 | (1) |
2008–2010 | Ramonense | 51 | (3) |
2010–2011 | Barrio Mexico | ||
National team‡ | |||
2000–2004 | Costa Rica | 34 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 16, 2008 |
Cordero made his debut on 4 September 1994 for second division outfit Municipal Puriscal against Uruguay de Coronado.[1]
Nicknamed Rocky, he later played for Alajuelense, Herediano, Brujas,[2] Cartaginés,[3] Pérez Zeledón, Puntarenas,[4] Ramonense before moving to second division side Barrio Mexico in summer 2010.[5] He was a tough-tackling holding midfielder with enormous energy and determination.
Cordero made his debut for Costa Rica in a friendly match against Paraguay on June 21, 2000[6] and has made 34 appearances for the Costa Rica national football team,[7] including 14 qualifying matches for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[8] He represented his country at the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup[9] as well as at the 2001 Copa América[10] and was a non-playing squad member at the 2002 World Cup.[11]
His final international was a June 2004 friendly against Nicaragua.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | February 28, 2001 | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica | ![]() | 2–2 | 2–2 | World Cup qualifier |
Rodrigo Cordero international tournaments | |||||||
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