| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Javier Lemos Rosende | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Las Piedras, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1993 | Nacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1998 | Nacional | 51 | (15) |
| 1998 | Tianjin Teda | 11 | (4) |
| 1999–2001 | Bella Vista | 90 | (32) |
| 2002–2003 | Pumas | 42 | (10) |
| 2003–2004 | Delfines de Coatzacoalcos | 23 | (9) |
| 2004 | Lagartos de Tabasco | 15 | (2) |
| 2005 | Audax Italiano | 34 | (10) |
| 2006 | Liverpool de Montevideo | 27 | (7) |
| 2007 | Rentistas | 13 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Peñarol de Flores | ||
| 2009–2010 | Liverpool de Canelones | ||
| 2010–2011 | Juventud | 17 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 1992–1993 | Uruguay U-20 | ||
| 1996–2001 | Uruguay | 8 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rodrigo Javier Lemos Rosende (born 3 October 1973, in Las Piedras) is a Uruguayan former footballer. He is currently the head coach of Nacional U-17 team. [1]
Nicknamed La Momia, Lemos spent most of his career playing for Nacional and Bella Vista in the Primera División Uruguaya. [2] He also played with Pumas in the Primera División de México. [3] From 2003 to 2004, he played for Delfines de Coatzacoalcos and Lagartos de Tabasco in Primera División A de México. In 2005, he moved to Audax Italiano in Liga de Primera, made 34 appearences and scored 10 goals. [4] [5] Since 2006, he returned to Uruguay and played for several teams like Liverpool de Montevideo and Rentistas. He last played for Juventud in his hometown.
Lemos was a part of Uruguay national under-20 football team. He played in the 1992 South American U-20 Championship in Colombia [6] and the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia. [7]
He made eight appearances for the senior Uruguay national football team from 1996 to 2001. His dedut was in a 1–1 friendly away draw against China on July 17 1996. [8] He was a part of the 2001 Copa América squad, played 6 games and scored once in the competition.