Leonardo Rodríguez
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| Full name | Leonardo Adrian Rodríguez Iacobitti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1966 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lanús, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Lanús | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1988 | Lanús | 92 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Vélez Sársfield | 29 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Argentinos Juniors | 26 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | San Lorenzo | 27 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Toulon | 27 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Atalanta | 30 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Borussia Dortmund | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Universidad de Chile | 55 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Club América | 58 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2001 | Universidad de Chile | 83 | (20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | San Lorenzo | 40 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Lanús | 11 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 485 | (96) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1994 | Argentina | 28 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Leonardo ("Leo") Adrián Rodríguez Iacobitti (born 27 August 1966) is an Argentine former football midfielder. He played for nine different club sides in his career, and represented the Argentina national football team between 1991 and 1994.
Club career
[edit]Rodríguez was born in the city of Lanús in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. He started his career at Club Atlético Lanús in the Argentine 2nd Division in 1983 and finished his career in 2002 at the same club.
In between this, he had two spells with San Lorenzo and Universidad de Chile as well as playing for Vélez Sársfield and Argentinos Juniors in Argentina, Toulon in France, Atalanta B.C. in Italy and Club América in Mexico and he also had a spell with Borussia Dortmund in Germany.
International career
[edit]Rodríguez played for Argentina between 1991 and 1994. He helped La Selección to win the Copa América in 1991[1] and 1993[2] and he was part of the 1994 FIFA World Cup squad.[3] He also helped Argentina win the 1992 Confederations Cup, in which he scored in the final itself, and also won the 1993 Artemio Franchi Cup with the albicelestes.
International goals
[edit]- Argentina score listed first, score column indicates score after each Rodríguez goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 20 October 1992 | King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |  Saudi Arabia
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1–0 | 3–1 | 1992 King Fahd Cup Final |
| 2 | 27 June 1993 | Estadio Monumental, Guayaquil, Ecuador |  Brazil
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1–1 | 1–1 | 1993 Copa América |
Personal life
[edit]His son, Thomas, is a professional footballer.[4]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]Universidad de Chile
- Primera División de Chile (3): 1995, 1999, 2000
- Copa Chile (2): 1998, 2000
San Lorenzo
- Copa Mercosur (1): 2001
- Copa Sudamericana (1): 2002
International
[edit]Argentina
References
[edit]- ^ Darío Pelayes, Héctor (16 January 2009). "COPA AMÉRICA 1991". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ Darío Pelayes, Héctor (16 January 2009). "COPA AMÉRICA 1993". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ Darío Pelayes, Héctor (16 January 2009). "WORLD CUP 1994". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ "El hijo chileno del Leo Rodríguez que sueña con la Roja". CDF. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
External links
[edit]- Leonardo Rodríguez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Leonardo Rodríguez at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Leonardo Rodríguez at PlaymakerStats.com
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1 Messi was given the 2015 award, but rejected it. Argentina's staff was to receive the award. | |
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Lanús
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentina men's international footballers
- 1991 Copa América players
- 1992 King Fahd Cup players
- 1993 Copa América players
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- Copa América–winning players
- FIFA Confederations Cup–winning players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Club Atlético Lanús footballers
- Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
- Argentinos Juniors footballers
- San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
- SC Toulon players
- Atalanta BC players
- Borussia Dortmund players
- Club América footballers
- Club Universidad de Chile footballers
- Primera Nacional players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Ligue 1 players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Bundesliga players
- Chilean Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Association football agents