Diego Matías Rodríguez

This article is about the Argentine goalkeeper. For the Uruguayan midfielder, see Diego Martín Rodríguez. For other people named Diego Rodríguez, see Diego Rodríguez.
Diego Rodríguez
Personal information
Full nameDiego Matías Rodríguez
Date of birth25 June 1989
Place of birthBuenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Independiente
Number1
Youth career
Independiente
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–Independiente100(6)
National team
2009Argentina U205(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Diego Matías Rodríguez (born 25 June 1989 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football goalkeeper who plays for Independiente.

Career

Club

Rodríguez made his debut in Independiente on 16 June 2011 against Huracán when coach Antonio Mohamed had to put him in the first team since Hilario Navarro, Fabián Assman and Adrián Gabbarini were all injured. [1]

International

Rodríguez was called up by coach Sergio Batista as part of the Argentina U-20 team for the 2009 South American U-20 Championship [2] He was a key player in the match against Ecuador that let the team advance to the second round where they were eventually eliminated. [3]

External links

References

  1. "Debutará el arquero Damián Rodríguez" at ESPN. 16 June 2011 (Spanish)
  2. "Argentina define nómina para Sudamericano Sub20" at El Universo newspaper. 11 January 2009 (Spanish)
  3. "Paraguay, primer rival de Argentina en el hexagonal final" at AFA's official website. 29 January 2009 (Spanish)