Rodrigo Cordero
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rodrigo Antonio Cordero Solano | ||
Date of birth | 4 December 1973 | ||
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 | ||
International career‡ | |||
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 |
Rodrigo Antonio Cordero Solano (born 4 December 1973) is a retired Costa Rican professional footballer.
Club career
[edit]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.
International career
[edit]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.
Career statistics
[edit]International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | February 28, 2001 | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica | Honduras | 2–2 | 2–2 | World Cup qualifier |
References
[edit]- ^ Jugadores no piensan en el retiro - Liga de Ascensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Brujas con variantes - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Brumosos superaron al Saprissa - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Esta temporada Puntarenas pretende llegar a las finales - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ La experiencia no fue suficiente - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ "Costa Rica - Details International Matches 1993-2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- ^ "Costa Rica - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- ^ Rodrigo Cordero – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details - RSSSF
- ^ Copa América 2001 - RSSSF
- ^ World Cup 2002 - Match Details - RSSSF
External links
[edit]- Rodrigo Cordero at National-Football-Teams.com
- Perfil de jugadores de la Selección Nacional Rodrigo Cordero (2002 World Cup profile) - Nación (in Spanish)
- Profile at Nacion.com (in Spanish)
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from San José Province
- Men's association football midfielders
- Costa Rican men's footballers
- Costa Rica men's international footballers
- Liga FPD players
- 2001 Copa América players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers
- A.D. Carmelita footballers
- C.S. Herediano footballers
- Brujas F.C. players
- C.S. Cartaginés players
- A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón footballers
- A.D. Ramonense players