Coquito (footballer)

Coquito
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Gregorio Rodríguez Lima
Date of birth	22 December 1965 (age 58)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Terremoto
1978–1980	Peñarol
Senior career*
Years	Team
1981–1987	Peñarol
1987–1988	Mandiyú
1988	Peñarol
1989	Rapid Wien
1989–1990	Palamós
1991–1992	Atlético Tucumán
1992–1993	Chaco For Ever
1993–1995	Deportivo Morón
Total
International career
1983–1985	Uruguay U20
	Uruguay
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Gregorio Rodríguez Lima (born 22 December 1965), known as Coquito, is a Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Having started his career in his native Uruguay with Peñarol, where he made his debut at the age of 14, Coquito embarked on a career which took him to Argentina, Austria and Spain.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Personal life

Coquito is the father of Real Madrid Castilla player Álvaro Rodríguez.^[5] He is also the nephew of former Uruguay international footballer Climaco Rodríguez.^[2]

Honours

Peñarol

Intercontinental Cup: 1982^[6]
Copa Libertadores: 1982, 1987^[7]
Uruguayan Primera División: 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986
IFA Shield: 1985^[8]

Mandiyú

Primera B Nacional: 1987–88

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Coquito at WorldFootball.net
^ ^a ^b "Bailó a Koeman y a Paco Casal, jugaba con zapatos prestados y se entregó al evangelio: la vida de Coquito Rodríguez" [He danced to Koeman and Paco Casal, played with borrowed shoes and gave himself up to the gospel: the life of Coquito Rodríguez]. elobservador.com.uy (in Spanish). 2 October 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
^ Coquito at BDFA (in Spanish)
^ Coquito at BDFutbol
^ ""Coquito" Rodríguez, sobre su hijo, Álvaro: "Me dice que no hay otra, que quiere jugar por Uruguay"" ["Coquito" Rodríguez, on his son, Álvaro: "He tells me that there is no other, that he wants to play for Uruguay"]. espn.com.uy (in Spanish). 19 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
^ "Intercontinental Club Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
^ "Copa Libertadores de América". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
^ Sengupta, Somnath (8 March 2011). "The Glorious History Of IFA Shield". TheHardTackle.com. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

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[wf-1] Coquito at WorldFootball.net

[eo-2] "Bailó a Koeman y a Paco Casal, jugaba con zapatos prestados y se entregó al evangelio: la vida de Coquito Rodríguez" [He danced to Koeman and Paco Casal, played with borrowed shoes and gave himself up to the gospel: the life of Coquito Rodríguez]. elobservador.com.uy (in Spanish). 2 October 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

[3] Coquito at BDFA (in Spanish)

[4] Coquito at BDFutbol

[5] ""Coquito" Rodríguez, sobre su hijo, Álvaro: "Me dice que no hay otra, que quiere jugar por Uruguay"" ["Coquito" Rodríguez, on his son, Álvaro: "He tells me that there is no other, that he wants to play for Uruguay"]. espn.com.uy (in Spanish). 19 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

[6] "Intercontinental Club Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

[7] "Copa Libertadores de América". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

[8] Sengupta, Somnath (8 March 2011). "The Glorious History Of IFA Shield". TheHardTackle.com. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

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