Juan José Rodríguez

This article is about the Costa Rican football player. For the Puerto Rican politician, see Juan José Rodríguez Pérez.

For the Argentine footballer, see Juan José Rodríguez (Argentine footballer).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Morales.

Juan José Rodríguez

Personal information
Full name	Juan José Rodríguez Morales
Date of birth	(1967-06-23) 23 June 1967
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
International career
2002	Costa Rica	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan José Rodríguez Morales (born 23 June 1967) is a retired Costa Rican football player.

Club career

Nicknamed Peché, the defender played for a few teams, including San Carlos.

International career

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 in Costa Rica's 2002 FIFA World Cup squad, although he played no part in the tournament. He later denied allegations he was selected due to family relations with coach Alexandre Guimarães.

His final international was a May 2002 friendly against Belgium.

Personal life

Rodríguez is married to Kattia Vargas and they have three children. He works at the Comité Cantonal de Deportes de San Carlos.

External links

• Juan José Rodríguez at National-Football-Teams.com