Jaime Rodríguez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jaime Alberto Rodríguez Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right-back Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974 | Juventud Olímpica Metalio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1975–1977 | Alianza | ||
| 1978–1979 | FAS | ||
| 1980–1982 | Bayer Uerdingen | ||
| 1982–1984 | Léon | ||
| 1984–1985 | KPV | 18 | (4) |
| 1986–1990 | Atlas | (10) | |
| 1990 | Alianza | ||
| 1991–1992 | NKK | 15 | (4) |
| 1992–1993 | Yokohama Flügels | 2 | (0) |
| 1994 | Alianza | ||
| National team | |||
| 1980–1991 | El Salvador | 50 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000 | Alianza | ||
| 2002 | San Salvador | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Jaime Alberto Rodríguez Jiménez (born 17 January 1959) is a retired football player from El Salvador.
He represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.
Playing career
Club career
From a very early age on, Rodríguez showed great skill and talent. After being selected by C.D. Juventud Olímpica Metalio then Alianza F.C., he began a prolific football career, in the process becoming a legend in El Salvador, although not as highly rated as Mágico González.
A defender, Rodríguez played professionally for different clubs around the world. Among these were El Salvador's Alianza F.C., Mexico's Club Léon and F.C. Atlas, and Germany's Bayer Uerdingen (now known as KFC Uerdingen 05). He also played for teams in Japan's Yokohama Flugels, NKK F.C. and Finland's KPV scoring 4 goals in 18 games during 1984–1985.
International career
Nicknamed La Chelona, Rodríguez has represented his country in 15 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[1] and played in all three of his country's matches at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.
His final international game was an April 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification match against Nicaragua.
Managerial career
After retiring from football, Rodríguez started a coaching career at Alianza F.C., but was sacked in 2002. Since then, he has been a strong advocate for improvement in football organisations and programs in El Salvador. He has also been a strong supporter for financial aid to Salvadoran sporting heroes of the past who are in need.[2]
Since 2009, he is President of the Salvadoran Institute of Sport (INDES)[3] and was appointed coordinator of the Salvadoran national football team and in 2007 became the assistant coach of the Cuscatlecos.[4] He was also the main reason that "La Selecta", the way the national football team is called, was eliminated from any possibility to classify to the World Cup 2014. He made many last minute changes to the team, and this affected their performance and organization.
Rodríguez has participated in a charity match to raise funds for earthquake victims in his native El Salvador.
In 2012, Rodríguez was named member of the football commission of FIFA.[5]
Club career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1991–92 | NKK | JSL Division 2 | 15 | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | |
| 1992 | Yokohama Flügels | J. League 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Country | Japan | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 4 | |
| Total | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 4 | ||
Honours
Individual Honours
- Named the Top 25 Players in 1986
- Selection of the CONCACAF
References
- ↑ Jaime Rodríguez – FIFA competition record
- ↑ "Por pensión vitalicia" (in Spanish). La Prensa Gráfica. 3 OCtober 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ ""Esto ya lo veíamos venir"" (in Spanish). La Página. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "“Chelona” deja su cargo" (in Spanish). La Prensa Gráfica.
- ↑ González, Manahen (10 January 2012). "“Tener peso es lo que le ha faltado a El Salvador” Jaime Rodríguez" (in Spanish). Diario Co Latino. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
External links
- La historia de la clasificacion a la Copa Mundo 1982 – El Balon Cuscatleco (Spanish)
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