Rodolfo Rodríguez (Uruguayan footballer)

Rodolfo Sergio Rodríguez Rodríguez (born January 20, 1956 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was once the most capped player in the history of the Uruguay national team with 78 international appearances between 1976 and 1986.[1]

Rodolfo Rodríguez

Rodríguez lifting the Mundialito trophy in 1980
Personal information
Full name	Rodolfo Sergio Rodríguez Rodríguez
Date of birth	(1956-01-20) 20 January 1956
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1971–1974	Cerro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1976	Cerro	27	(0)
1976–1983	Nacional	236	(0)
1984–1987	Santos	57	(0)
1988–1989	Sporting CP	16	(0)
1990–1992	Portuguesa	25	(0)
1992–1994	Bahia	13	(0)
Total		374	(0)
International career
1976–1986	Uruguay	79	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Uruguay Copa América Winner 1983 CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions Runner-up 1985 France Mundialito Winner 1980 Uruguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

His youth player career began at Cerro in 1971, but he moved to Nacional in 1976.

At Nacional, Rodríguez started his professional career in 1976. He played with the team until 1984, having won the Uruguayan Championship in 1977, 1980 and 1983, the Copa Libertadores in 1980 and the Copa Intercontinental also in 1980.

In 1984, he joined Santos in Brazil. At Santos he won the São Paulo State Championship in 1984. He stayed with the club until 1987.

Rodríguez then moved to Sporting Clube de Portugal but only stayed there for one season (1988–1989). He returned to Brazil in 1990 to play at Portuguesa. Two years later he left Portuguesa to join Bahia with which he won two Bahia State Championships in 1993 and 1994.

As goalkeeper for the Uruguay national team, Rodolfo Rodríguez won the 50th anniversary tournament of the first World Cup, the 1980 Mundialito, and the Copa América in 1983,.[2] He also took part with the national squads that played in the 1979 Copa América,[3] and the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

He retired in 1994 as the most capped Uruguayan player ever, having played 78 officially recognised games for his national side.