Rodrigo Cordero

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Rodrigo Cordero
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Rodrigo Cordero (2001)
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Antonio Cordero Solano
Date of birth (1973-12-04) 4 December 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth Moravia, Costa Rica
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1995 Municipal Puriscal (7)
1995–1997 Alajuelense
1997 Carmelita
1998–2004 Herediano
2003 Cartaginés
2004–2005 Brujas 23 (0)
2005–2006 Cartaginés 28 (0)
2006–2007 Pérez Zeledón 26 (0)
2007–2008 Puntarenas 21 (1)
2008–2010 Ramonense 51 (3)
2010–2011 Barrio Mexico
International career‡
2000–2004 Costa Rica 34 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2008
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 16, 2008

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

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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.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.February 28, 2001 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 2–22–2 World Cup qualifier

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References

  1. ↑ Jugadores no piensan en el retiro - Liga de Ascensa (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Brujas con variantes - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Brumosos superaron al Saprissa - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Esta temporada Puntarenas pretende llegar a las finales - Nación (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ La experiencia no fue suficiente - Nación (in 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 (archived)
  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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