Ricardo Rodríguez (footballer)

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Ricardo Rodríguez
Personal information
Rodríguez playing for Switzerland in 2012
Full name	Ricardo Iván Rodríguez Araya
Date of birth	(1992-08-25) 25 August 1992
Place of birth	Zurich, Switzerland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Left Back
Club information
Current club	VfL Wolfsburg
Number	34
Youth career
	FC Schwamendingen
2002–2009	FC Zürich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2008–2011	FC Zürich U21	17	(4)
2010–2012	FC Zürich	35	(2)
2012–	VfL Wolfsburg	58	(3)
National team^‡
2009	Switzerland U17	2	(0)
2009–2010	Switzerland U18	10	(4)
2010–2011	Switzerland U19	15	(5)
2012	Switzerland U23	4	(0)
2011–	Switzerland	18	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:36, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Ricardo Iván Rodríguez Araya (born 25 August 1992) is a Swiss footballer who plays as left Back for VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga. He's born to a Spanish father and a Chilean mother.

Club career

Rodríguez was part of the youth setup for FC Zürich, before joining the senior squad in 2009. He was sold to VfL Wolfsburg on 20 January 2012^[1] and made his Bundesliga debut against 1. FC Köln.^[2] He played every game of the season from that point on, becoming a favorite on the left of the defence for manager Felix Magath. Rodríguez was never subbed off. Through the first ten league games of the following campaign, Rodríguez was once again an ever present in the squad, featuring in all the outings, starting eight.^[3] On 2 September 2013, it was reported that Wolfsburg rejected a £6 million offer from Sunderland. On 9 November 2013, he scored his first goal for VfL Wolfsburg, from a direct free kick in a home match against Borussia Dortmund. The match ended 2–1 win for Wolfsburg, although they were losing in half-time.^[4] This was also his first Bundesliga goal ever.

International career

In 2009, he was part of the Swiss U-17 team who won the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He made his debut for the senior team on 7 October 2011 in Switzerland's 2–0 loss to Wales in Euro 2012 qualifying.^[5]

Honours

FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2009

References

↑ South, Pete (6 November 2012). "Chelsea Monitor Ashely Cole Replacement". Give Me Football. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
↑ "Chelsea Eyeing Swiss Left-Back as Ideal Ashley Cole Replacement". Caught Offside. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
↑ "Ricardo Rodriguez Bio". ESPNFC. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
↑ Report http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/11/09/germany/bundesliga/vfl-wolfsburg/bv-borussia-09-dortmund/1487128/ Report. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ "Ricardo Rodriguez". UEFA. Retrieved 6 November 2012.

External links

Profile at FC Zürich (German)

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v t e Switzerland men's football squad – 2012 Summer Olympics

1 Benaglio (c) 2 Hochstrasser 3 Daprelà 4 Buff 5 Affolter 6 Wiss 7 Emeghara 8 Abrashi 9 Frei 10 Kasami 11 Mehmedi 12 Drmić 13 Rodríguez 14 Zuber 15 Klose 16 Schär 17 Morganella 18 Siegrist Coach: Tami

v t e VfL Wolfsburg – current squad

1 Benaglio 2 Ochs 4 Schäfer 5 Klose 6 Medojević 7 Caligiuri 8 Vieirinha 9 Perišić 11 Olić 12 Dost 14 De Bruyne 15 Träsch 19 Malanda 20 Grün 21 Drewes 22 Luiz Gustavo 24 Scheidhauer 25 Naldo 26 Lopes 27 Arnold 29 Polák 30 Kutschke 31 Knoche 34 Rodríguez Manager: Hecking

Persondata
Name	Rodríguez, Ricardo
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	25 August 1992
Place of birth	Zurich, Switzerland
Date of death
Place of death

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