Jaime Rodríguez

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Personal information
Jaime Rodríguez
Full name	Jaime Alberto Rodríguez
Date of birth	17 January 1959 (1959-01-17) (age 49)
Place of birth	San Salvador, El Salvador
Playing position	Right-back Centreback
Club information
Current club	Retired
Number	4
Youth clubs
	C.D. Juventud Olímpica Metalio 1974
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1984-1985 1992-1993	Alianza F.C. Club Léon CF Atlás Bayer Uerdingen KPV Yokohama Flugels	18 (4)
National team²
1982-1990	El Salvador	50 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 26 December 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Jaime Alberto Rodríguez(born 17 January 1959) is a former soccer player from El Salvador who represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.

From a very early age on, he was very skilful and talented and after being selected by [(C.D. Juventud Olímpica Metalio)] then Alianza F.C. began a prolific career in soccer becoming a legend in El Salvador although not highly as rated compared to Mágico González. He continued playing internationally between 1982-1990 including the 1982 World Cup Finals in Spain.

After retiring from soccer he started a coaching career at Alianza F.C. but was sacked in 2002. Since then he has been a strong advocate for improvement in soccer organisations and programs in El Salvador. Recently, Jaime has been appointed as the Coordinator of the Salvadoran national football teams and is the assistant coach of the El Salvador.

Jaime ("La Chelona") Rodríguez has participated in a charity match to raise funds for earthquake victims in his native El Salvador.

The defender played professionally for different clubs around the world. Among these were El Salvador's Alianza F.C., Mexico's Club Léon and Germany's Bayer Uerdingen. He also played for teams in Japan's Yokohama Flugels and Finland's KPV scoring 4 goals in 18 games during 1984-1985.

v • d • e El Salvador squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup

1 Guevara • 2 Castillo • 3 Jovel • 4 Recinos • 5 Fagoaga • 6 Ventura • 7 Aquino • 8 Rugamas • 9 Ever Hernández • 10 Huezo • 11 González • 12 Osorto • 13 Rivas • 14 Ramírez • 15 J. Rodríguez • 16 Alfaro • 17 Ragazzone • 18 Díaz • 19 Eduardo Hernández • 20 Munguía • Coach: M. Rodríguez