Héctor Rodas

Héctor Rodas

Rodas in action for Levante
Personal information
Full nameHéctor Rodas Ramírez
Date of birth7 March 1988
Place of birthValencia, Spain
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
Betis
Number25
Youth career
2005–2007Levante
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007–2009Levante B51(5)
2009–2015Levante64(1)
2012→ Elche (loan)15(2)
2015–Betis0(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 January 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rodas and the second or maternal family name is Ramírez.

Héctor Rodas Ramírez (born 7 March 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Betis as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Valencia, Valencian Community, Rodas finished his formation with local Levante UD, and made his senior debuts with the reserves, spending several years in the lower leagues. On 30 May 2009 he played his first official game with the first team, starting in a 1–0 home win over Rayo Vallecano for the Segunda División championship.[1]

In the 2009–10 season Rodas appeared in 22 matches for the Granotas, who returned to La Liga after a two-year absence. He made his debut in the top flight on 28 August 2010, starting in a 1–4 home loss against Sevilla FC.[2]

After featuring only once in the first half of the 2011–12 campaign, a 1–3 defeat at Deportivo de La Coruña for the Copa del Rey in which he was also sent off,[3] Rodas was loaned to neighbouring Elche CF in January 2012.[4] Subsequently returned to Levante, he appeared in 18 official contests in 2012–13, including eight in the team's round-of-16 run in the UEFA Europa League.[5]

On 28 January 2015 Rodas rescinded his link with the club,[6] and signed with Real Betis in the second tier two days later.[7]

References

  1. ↑ El Levante fulmina al Rayo (Levante obliterates Rayo); Marca, 30 May 2009 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Sevilla see off new boys; ESPN FC, 28 August 2010
  3. ↑ Riazor se toma la Primera (Riazor takes Primera ("First" in English)); Marca, 13 December 2011 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Héctor Rodas refuerza la defensa del Elche (Héctor Rodas bolsters Elche's defense); Marca, 17 January 2012 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ El Levante huele a octavos (Levante smells like last-16); Diario AS, 14 February 2013 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Héctor Rodas se desvincula del Levante UD (Héctor Rodas cuts ties with Levante UD); Levante's official website, 28 January 2015 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Mel aprueba a Héctor Rodas (Mel approves Héctor Rodas); Marca, 30 January 2015 (Spanish)

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