Manuel Rodríguez Vega
Manuel Rodríguez Vega (born 2 August 1942) is a Chilean former footballer and manager.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Rodríguez Vega | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1959 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1973 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1964 | → San Luis (loan) | ||
| 1974 | Los Angeles Aztecs | ||
| 1976–1977 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1977–1980 | Universidad de Chile (youth) | ||
| 1980 | Ñublense | ||
| 1981 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1982 | Deportes Iquique | ||
| 1988 | CTC | ||
| 1989 | Fernández Vial | ||
| 1990–1991 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1992 | Deportes Melipilla | ||
| 2004 | Persita Tangerang | ||
| 2006 | Chile (women) | ||
| 2011 | Provincial Osorno | ||
| 2015 | Ferroviarios | ||
| 2016 | Brujas de Salamanca | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Coaching career
In addition to coach various clubs in the Chilean football, at the beginning Rodríguez Vega worked in the Universidad de Chile youth ranks, where he trained players such as Marcelo Salas, Rodrigo Goldberg and Esteban Valencia.[2]
In the 1990s and 2000s, he lived and worked as coach in Indonesia,[2] country where he came thanks to his brother Juan[3] and coached clubs such as Persita Tangerang.[4] After returning to Chile, he coached clubs at minor categories such as Provincial Osorno, Ferroviarios and Municipal Salamanca. Previuously, he coached for a short term the Chile women's national team.[5]
Personal life
His brothers Juan and Gabriel[6] were professional footballers. Juan was part of the Chilean 1974 World Cup squad and Gabriel played for Colo-Colo and Deportes Concepción.[2]
His nephews, Juan and Francisco Rodríguez Rubio, sons of his brother Juan, were also professional footballers who made his career mainly in Indonesia.[7]
Honours
References
- "Universidad de Chile, campañas de 1973". Chuncho.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- Fernández, Denís (27 October 2018). "El último guerrillero del Ballet Azul" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- Abarzúa, Esteban (30 March 2020). "Secretos de camarín". DeadBall (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- "#entrevistaCTF Simón Elissetche, el chileno campeón en Timor Oriental · Colegio de Entrenadores de Fútbol". Colegio de Entrenadores de Fútbol (in Spanish). 29 October 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- "Manuel Rodríguez Vega dirigirá a la selección femenina rumbo a los Odesur". AlAireLibre.cl (in Spanish). 16 May 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- Gabriel Rodríguez Vega at CeroaCero
- Album del Recuerdo: Futbolistas Chilenos en Indonesia Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior on Facebook (in Spanish)
External links
- Manuel Rodríguez Vega at PlaymakerStats
- "Manuel Rodríguez de banquero a jugador del Ballet Azul". Uestadisticas.cl (in Spanish). 27 June 2013.
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