Rodrigo Braña

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Rodrigo Braña
Full name	Rodrigo Braña
Date of birth	March 7, 1979 (1979-03-07) (age 29)
Place of birth	Berazategui, Argentina
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	Estudiantes de La Plata
Number	22
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2001 2001 2002-2004 2004-Present	Quilmes Mallorca B Quilmes Unión Quilmes Estudiantes	- 32 (0) ? (?) 13 (0) 52 (3) 91 (4)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 April 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Rodrigo Braña (born March 7, 1979, in Berazategui) is an Argentine football midfielder. He currently plays for Estudiantes de La Plata of the Primera division in Argentina.

Braña started his career at Quilmes Atlético Club in the Argentine 2nd division, he has had three different spells with the club, which alternated between the second and the top division.

Braña had a short spell with RCD Mallorca in Spain where he played for their B team between 1998 and 1999. Braña also had a short spell with Argentine club Unión de Santa Fe in 2001.

In 2005 Braña joined Estudiantes, he has played well for the La Plata club, the highlight of his career to date was helping Estudiantes to win their first Argentine League title in 23 years after a 2-1 playoff victory against Boca Juniors to decide the winner of the Apertura 2006 champions.

Braña won many accolades for his contribution to the championship winning team, he was selected as the third best player of the Apertura 2006 tournament by Argentine sports newspaper Olé^[1] . The only players that finished above him in the list were teammates Mariano Pavone and Juan Sebastián Verón.

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Season	Club	Title
Apertura 2006	Estudiantes	Primera Division Argentina

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Estudiantes de La Plata – current squad

1 Taborda • 2 Desábato • 3 Basanta • 4 González • 5 Saucedo • 6 Alayes • 7 Salgueiro • 8 Pérez • 9 Piatti • 10 Wilchez • 11 Verón • 12 Dobler • 13 Díaz • 14 Angeleri • 15 Huerta • 16 Moreno y Fabianesi • 17 Lugüercio • 18 Maggiolo • 19 Lázzaro • 20 Galván • 21 Andújar • 22 Braña • 23 Benitez • 24 Bogado • 25 Albil • 26 Barroso • 27 Badell • 28 Pirchio • 29 Morales • 30 Sánchez • 31 Fernández • 32 Carrasco • - Cellay • - Brítez • Manager: Sensini