Juan Pablo Rodríguez

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Juan Pablo Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name	Juan Pablo Rodríguez Guerrero
Date of birth	August 7, 1979 (1979-08-07) (age 28)
Place of birth	Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder/central midfielder
Club information
Current club	Club Santos Laguna
Number	58
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-2003 2003-2006 2006 2007-	CF Atlas UAG Tecos Chivas de Guadalajara Santos Laguna	189 (53) 107 (12) 13 (0) 63 (6)
National team2
2003-	Mexico	36 (2)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 August 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 29 June 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Juan Pablo Rodríguez Guerrero (born August 7, 1979 in Zapopan, Jalisco) is a Mexican football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Santos Laguna of the Primera División de México.

After growing up as a player at CF Atlas, Rodriguez joined UAG Tecos.

In 2006, he joined Chivas de Guadalajara for the Apertura 2006 in the Mexican league, and then to Santos Laguna at Clausura 2007.

At Chivas de Guadalajara, his performance was criticized by the media, who thought Rodríguez could only perform well without pressure, which led to transfer rumors, realized when he joined Santos, with bad reviews following him during the first part of the season, with his new team struggling to remain in Primera División. However, in 2007 Clausura he displayed good enough football to earn a starting place.

At the start of the Apertura 2007, in the second game, Rodríguez scored a magnificent goal against Club Toluca, eventually beating them 3-2. He also scored in the match against Puebla FC.

An international since 2003, Rodríguez has 36 caps for Mexico, with 2 goals. He was part of 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup where Mexico won. He was also present in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, with the national side finishing fourth, losing on penalties against Germany.

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