Mario Rafael Rodríguez

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Personal information
Mario Rodríguez
Full name	Mario Rafael Rodríguez
Date of birth	September 14, 1981 (age 25)
Place of birth	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Nickname	"El Loco"
Playing position	Forward/ Right Winger
Club information
Current club	Municipal
Number	9
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002-2004 2004-2005 2005 (loan) 2006- 2007-	Comunicaciones CSD Municipal Columbus Crew Miami FC CSD Municipal	? (?) ? (2) 18 (7) 6(6)
National team²
??? –	Guatemala	?(?)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 October 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 4 October 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Mario Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez (born September 14, 1981 in Guatemala City, Guatemala) is a Guatemalan football (soccer) midfielder, who currently plays for local club CSD Municipal, and has also played locally for CSD Comunicaciones and in the U.S. Major League Soccer for Columbus Crew. He is also a member of the Guatemala national team.

[edit] Club career

Rodríguez, nicknamed El Loco, started his career in Guatemala in 2002 with Comunicaciones, where he would remain until 2004. During a 2004 match against Municipal, he collided with goalkeeper Danny Ortiz of the opposing team, who suffered a torn pericardium. Ortiz died later at the hospital.

In 2005, he joined Columbus Crew, and in 2006, he played for Miami FC, and with 7 goals and 4 assists he was second in scoring for the club behind Brazilian forward Romário. He returned to Guatemala to play for Municipal for the 2007 Clausura.

[edit] National team

Rodríguez made his international debut in 2003 against El Salvador and has since been capped over 30 times for his country. He participated in the 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign.

In 2006, Rodríguez was recalled by Guatemala national coach Hernán Darío Gómez to play against Haiti. He scored a goal and then was recalled for a friendly in Guatemala City against Panama.