Rodrigo Goldberg
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Alejandro Goldberg Mierzejewski | ||
| Date of birth | August 9, 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
 Universidad de Chile | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1989-1991 | Universidad de Chile | - | (-) |
| 1992-1993 | Santiago Wanderers | - | (-) |
| 1994-1997 | Universidad de Chile | - | (-) |
| 1997 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | - | (-) |
| 1998 | Universidad Católica | - | (-) |
| 2000-2004 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 75 | (28) |
| 2005-2006 | Santiago Morning | - | (-) |
| National team | |||
| 1995–2001 | Chile | 13 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Rodrigo Goldberg (born August 9, 1971) is a former Chilean international football player. As a player, he gained national notoriety in Israel for his talented play with Maccabi Tel Aviv and good use of the Hebrew language.[1] Today, he works as a commentator on Canal del Fútbol in Chile.
Time in Israel
Goldberg was an integral part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv squad that took back to back cup titles and a league championship thereafter.[2] He had a strained relationship with club captain, Avi Nimni, and even verbally criticized him in the Israeli media before returning to Chile.[3]
Return to Chile
After playing for four seasons in Israel, Goldberg returned to his native Chile to play for Santiago Morning. During a club match against Palestino, he was subjected to anti-semitic abuse from the oppositions supporters because of his Polish and German Jewish background.[4] Goldberg is, however, a Catholic, as a result of the conversion of his grandparents.[5]
Honours
Club
- Universidad de Chile
- Primera División de Chile (2): 1994, 1995
- Israel State Cup (2):
- 2001, 2002
- Israeli Premier League (1):
- 2002–03
Footnotes
- ↑ Sagi, Miki (2006-04-19). "רודריגו גולדברג: "קראו לי בצ'ילה יהודי זבל"" (in Hebrew). Yedioth Ahronoth. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
- ↑ Sagi, Miki (2006-04-19). "'They called me Jewish garbage'". Yedioth Ahronoth. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
- ↑ Zenzifer, Nadav (2003-03-10). "נמני: "גורמים במכבי הסיתו שחקנים נגדי"" (in Hebrew). Iton Tel Aviv. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
- ↑ AFP (2006-04-18). "Insultos antisemitas en torneo chileno" (in Spanish). Univision.com. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
- ↑ Eskenazi, Gerald (20 March 2012). "Chile's 'Jewish' soccer star". Retrieved 25 January 2014. "I'm not Jewish. The only Hebrew word I knew was 'shalom.' My grandparents were German and Polish Jews, and they converted because in this country, it was easier to be Catholic"
External links
- (Hebrew) Profile and statistics of Rodrigo Goldberg on One.co.il
- (Spanish) Limited profile of Rodrigo Goldberg on the Base de datos del futbol Argentino