Rodrigo Tello

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Personal information
Rodrigo Tello
Full name	Rodrigo Álvaro Tello Valenzuela
Date of birth	October 14, 1979 (1979-10-14) (age 28)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Playing position	Left midfielder/defender
Club information
Current club	Beşiktaş J.K.
Number	14
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2000 2001-2007 2007-	Universidad de Chile Sporting Besiktas JK	053 (7) 111 (6) 029 (8)
National team²
2000-	Chile	027 (3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 July 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 9 July 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Rodrigo Álvaro Tello Valenzuela (born 14 October 1979 in Santiago) is a Chilean footballer playing for Beşiktaş J.K.. He is naturally left sided and plays on the left of midfield but can also play at full back.

He began his career at Universidad de Chile making his professional debut in 1999. He made a good impression and was transferred to Sporting Clube de Portugal for the fee of 7 million euros. He is also a Chilean international.

He was transferred to Turkcell Super League club Beşiktaş, Istanbul in May 2007.

He's known for his long distance shots.

[edit] Honours

Chilean league 1999.
Cup Chile 2000.
Chilean league 2000.
Better steering wheel of the Chilean football in the year 2000.
Medal of bronze in Sydney's Olympic Games 2000.
Portuguese league 2001-2002.
Cup of Portugal 2001-2002.
Superglass of Portugal 2001-2002.
Subchampion Cup UEFA 2005.
Cup of Portugal 2006-2007.

Official site

Competitor for Chile
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Bronze	2000 Sydney	Team Competition

v • d • e Chile squad - Copa América 2007

1 Bravo • 2 Ormeño • 3 Rocco • 4 Fuentes • 5 Riffo • 6 Cabión • 7 Tello • 8 Suazo • 9 Navia • 10 Valdivia • 11 González • 12 Peric • 13 Vargas • 14 Fernández • 15 Contreras • 16 Iturra • 17 Sanhueza • 18 Meléndez • 19 Jara • 20 Fierro • 21 Villanueva • 22 Lorca • Coach: Acosta