Bruno Rodriguez (footballer)

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Bruno Rodriguez
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-11-25) 25 November 1972 (age 50)
Place of birth Bastia, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–1992 Monaco B
1992–1993 Monaco 3 (0)
1993–1996 Bastia 61 (24)
1996 Strasbourg 14 (2)
1997–1999 Metz 58 (23)
1999–2000 Paris Saint-Germain 18 (6)
1999Bradford City (loan) 2 (0)
2000–2004 Lens 23 (1)
2000–2001Guingamp (loan) 29 (12)
2001–2002Rayo Vallecano (loan) 2 (0)
2002–2003Ajaccio (loan) 30 (6)
2004Metz (loan) 8 (1)
2004–2005 Clermont 11 (1)
Total259(76)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bruno Rodriguez (born 25 November 1972) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward.

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Club career

Born in Bastia, Rodriguez spent his early career with Monaco B, Monaco, Bastia, Strasbourg, Metz and Paris Saint-Germain. [1] [2]

He joined newly promoted Bradford City in the English Premier League on a season-long loan from PSG in September 1999, [3] for a loan fee of £500,000, [4] but after making five appearances in all competitions, [5] totalling 55 minutes of play, [4] the loan was cancelled in October. [6]

He later played for Lens, Guingamp, Rayo Vallecano, Ajaccio, Metz (again), and Clermont Foot. [1] [2]

After retiring he returned to Corsica, and was living in Bastia as of December 2016. [7]

International career

Rodriguez was born in France to a Spanish father and Corsican mother. [8] He was a France B international. [4]

Personal life

In March 2022 the French players’ union UNFP confirmed that Rodriguez had undergone amputation of a leg due to chronic pain he had been suffering from since retirement from playing. [9]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Profile" (in French). L'Equipe. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  3. "Bruno Rodriguez". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "He scored twice but never played again: More Bradford City players you may have forgotten". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 8 July 2020.
  5. "Games played by Bruno Rodriguez in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  6. "Au revoir to Bruno". Telegraph & Argus. 23 October 1999. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  7. Julien Emel (10 December 2016). "BRUNO RODRIGUEZ : " MEYRIEU ÉTAIT UN JOUEUR EXCEPTIONNEL "" (in French). SoFoot. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  8. Misticu, Fioria (22 February 2005). Bastia, la lumière et le vent. France: Publibook Des Ecrivains. p. 29.
  9. Westwood, James (13 March 2022). "PSG send message of support to Bruno Rodriguez as former striker gets leg amputated due to 'constant suffering'". goal.com. Retrieved 15 March 2022.