Rodri (footballer, born 1971)

Antonio Rodríguez Saravia (born 28 January 1971), commonly known as Rodri, is a Spanish retired footballer, who played as a forward, and manager. He is currently an individual development coach at Premier League club Aston Villa.

For more people with the same nickname, see Rodri.
Rodri
Personal information
Full name Antonio Rodríguez Saravia
Date of birth (1971-01-28) 28 January 1971
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Aston Villa (development coach)
Youth career
Santfeliuenc
1988–1989 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1988 Santfeliuenc
1989–1990 Martinenc
1990 Teruel 14 (3)
1990–1991 Levante Las Planas
1991–1992 Igualada 41 (20)
1992–1993 Balaguer 27 (15)
1993–1994 Gimnàstic 28 (5)
1994–1995 Tàrrega 28 (9)
1995–1996 Santboià 32 (15)
1996–1999 Palamós 83 (27)
1999–2000 Gavà 4 (1)
2000 Palamós
2000–2002 Peralada
2002–2004 Olot
Managerial career
2007–2008 Peralada (assistant)
2008–2009 Peralada
2010–2012 Girona (assistant)
2012 Olot (assistant)
2012–2014 Cádiz (assistant)
2014–2016 Olot
2016 Anorthosis (assistant)
2016–2017 Zaragoza (assistant)
2017 Pobla Mafumet
2017–2018 Gimnàstic
2018 Tenerife (assistant)
2018–2019 Extremadura
2020–2021 Inter d'Escaldes
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Saravia.

Playing career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Rodri joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 1988 from Santfeliuenc FC, but was released in the following year. He subsequently joined FC Martinenc, and in January 1990 he moved to CD Teruel in Segunda División B.

In the following five seasons, Rodri rarely settle into a club, representing FC Levante Las Planas, CF Igualada, CF Balaguer, Gimnàstic de Tarragona, UE Tàrrega and FC Santboià.[1] In 1996 he signed for Tercera División side Palamós CF, helping in their promotion to the third division in 1998.

Rodri also had a brief stint at CF Gavà during the 1999–2000 season, but returned to Palamós after appearing rarely. He resumed his career with CF Peralada and UE Olot, retiring with the latter in 2004, aged 33.

Managerial career

Rodri started his career as Raül Agné's assistant at Girona FC in 2010. On 16 March 2012, he was appointed assistant manager at Olot, but was in charge of the first team along with Àlex Terma during his spell.[2]

On 10 December 2012, Rodri left Olot and moved to Cádiz CF, again as Agné's second.[3] On 25 November 2014 he returned to his previous club, now named first team manager.[4]

Rodri was sacked on 22 February 2016 due to his poor results,[5] and reunited with Agné at Real Zaragoza on 28 October.[6] On 22 June of the following year, he returned to Nàstic after being named CF Pobla de Mafumet manager.[7]

On 9 September 2017, after Lluís Carreras' dismissal, Rodri was named interim manager of the first team in Segunda División.[8][9] His first professional match in charge occurred eight days later, a 3–1 home win against Albacete Balompié.[10] After three wins in five matches, Rodri was confirmed as manager until the end of the season.[11] On 29 January 2018, he was sacked.[12]

On 25 September 2018, CD Tenerife announced that Rodri would join the technical staff, working as an assistant coach.[13] On 13 November, he was named Extremadura UD manager, with the club also in the second division;[14] on 16 February 2019, he was dismissed.[15]

In November 2020, Rodri was named manager of Andorran Primera Divisió club Inter d'Escaldes. He chose to depart the club on 22 February 2021, after being offered the role of development coach at La Liga club Villarreal CF.[16] He subsequently followed Villarreal manager Unai Emery to join Premier League club Aston Villa in the same role in November 2022.[17]

Managerial statistics
As of 23 May 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Olot Spain 25 November 2014 22 February 2016 50 13 19 18 51 56 −5 026.00 [18]
Pobla Mafumet Spain 22 June 2017 9 September 2017 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 000.00 [19]
Gimnàstic Spain 9 September 2017 29 January 2018 20 8 3 9 27 26 +1 040.00 [20]
Extremadura Spain 13 November 2018 16 February 2019 13 3 5 5 12 14 −2 023.08 [21]
Inter d'Escaldes Andorra 29 November 2020 22 February 2021 11 7 2 2 21 6 +15 063.64
Total 97 31 30 36 112 106 +6 031.96 —

References
  1. "Rodri, el segundo de Agné, al menos dos partidos al timón del banquillo" [Rodri, Agné's second, at least two matches in charge of the bench] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  2. "L'Olot fitxa a 'Rodri' com a segon entrenador" [Olot sign 'Rodri' as assistant manager] (in Catalan). Olot Televisió. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. "Antonio Rodríguez, 'Rodri', deixa la Unió Esportiva Olot" [Antonio Rodríguez, 'Rodri', leaves Unió Esportiva Olot] (in Catalan). El Garrotxí. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  4. "Rodri, torna a la banqueta de l'Olot com a nou entrenador" [Rodri, returns to Olot's bench as new manager] (in Catalan). El Garrotxí. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  5. "Antonio Rodríguez, 'Rodri', deixa de ser l'entrenador de la Unió Esportiva Olot" [Antonio Rodríguez, 'Rodri', leaves as manager of Unió Esportiva Olot] (in Catalan). Olot Televisió. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  6. "Rodri se une al cuerpo técnico de Agné" [Rodri joins Agné's staff] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  7. "Antonio Rodríguez Saravia "Rodri" nou entrenador de La Pobla" [Antonio Rodríguez Saravia "Rodri" new manager of Pobla] (in Catalan). Pobla Mafumet. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  8. "Lluís Carreras finalitza la seva etapa al Nàstic" [Lluís Carreras ends his spell at Nàstic] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  9. "Rodri, nou entrenador del Nàstic" [Rodri, new manager of Nàstic] (in Catalan). Diari Més. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  10. "Buen debut de Rodri y el Nástic le pasa el farolillo rojo al 'Alba'" [Good debut of Rodri and Nàstic give the last place to Alba] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  11. "Rodri firmará como técnico del Nàstic por una temporada más otra opcional" [Rodri will sign as Nàstic manager for one season plus another optional] (in Spanish). ABC. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  12. "Rodri finaliza su etapa como técnico grana" [Rodri ends his spell as grana manager] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  13. "Antonio Rodríguez Saravia, 'Rodri', se incorpora al cuerpo técnico" [Antonio Rodríguez Saravia, 'Rodri', joins the technical staff] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  14. "'Rodri', nuevo entrenador del Extremadura" ['Rodri', new manager of Extremadura] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  15. "El Extremadura destituye a Rodri" [Extremadura sack Rodri] (in Spanish). Marca. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  16. "Gràcies, Rodri!". Inter Club d'Escaldes (in Spanish). 22 February 2021. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  17. Club, Aston Villa Football. "Villa confirm Unai Emery's backroom team". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  18. "Rodri: Antonio Rodríguez Saravia: Matches 2014–15". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
    "Rodri: Antonio Rodríguez Saravia: Matches 2015–16". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  19. "Pobla Mafumet" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  20. "Rodri: Antonio Rodríguez Saravia: Matches 2017–18". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  21. "Rodri: Antonio Rodríguez Saravia: Matches 2018–19". BDFutbol. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
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