Rodrigo Cordero

Rodrigo Cordero
Personal information
Full nameRodrigo Antonio Cordero Solano
Date of birth4 December 1973
Place of birthMoravia, Costa Rica
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1994-1995Municipal Puriscal(7)
1995-1997Alajuelense
1997Carmelita
1998–2004Herediano
2003Cartaginés
2004–2005Brujas23(0)
2005–2006Cartaginés28(0)
2006–2007Pérez Zeledón26(0)
2007–2008Puntarenas21(1)
2008–2010Ramonense51(3)
2010-2011Barrio Mexico
National team‡
2000–2004Costa Rica34(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 16, 2008.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 16, 2008
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cordero and the second or maternal family name is Solano.

Rodrigo Antonio Cordero Solano (born 4 December 1973) is a retired Costa Rican professional footballer.

Club career

Cordero made his debut on 4 September 1994 for second division outfit Municipal Puriscal against Uruguay de Coronado.[1]

Nicknamed Rocky, he later played for Alajuelense, Herediano, Brujas,[2] Cartaginés,[3] Pérez Zeledón, Puntarenas,[4] Ramonense before moving to second division side Barrio Mexico in summer 2010.[5] He was a tough-tackling holding midfielder with enormous energy and determination.

International career

Cordero made his debut for Costa Rica in a friendly match against Paraguay on June 21, 2000[6] and has made 34 appearances for the Costa Rica national football team,[7] including 14 qualifying matches for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[8] He represented his country at the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup[9] as well as at the 2001 Copa América[10] and was a non-playing squad member at the 2002 World Cup.[11]

His final international was a June 2004 friendly against Nicaragua.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. February 28, 2001 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica  Honduras 2–2 2–2 World Cup qualifier

References

  1. ↑ Jugadores no piensan en el retiro - Liga de Ascensa (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Brujas con variantes - Nación (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Brumosos superaron al Saprissa - Nación (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Esta temporada Puntarenas pretende llegar a las finales - Nación (Spanish)
  5. ↑ La experiencia no fue suficiente - Nación (Spanish)
  6. ↑ "Costa Rica - Details International Matches 1993-2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
  7. ↑ "Costa Rica - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
  8. ↑ Rodrigo Cordero – FIFA competition record
  9. ↑ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details - RSSSF
  10. ↑ Copa América 2001 - RSSSF
  11. ↑ World Cup 2002 - Match Details - RSSSF

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