Ángel Luis Rodríguez

Ángel Luis Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Ángel Luis Rodríguez
Date of birth (1976-02-15) February 15, 1976
Place of birth Panama
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
Nacional
Independiente Santa Fe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 Ejecutivo Jrs.
1997 San Francisco
1998-2002 Tauro
1999 → FAS (loan)
2003-2005 San Francisco
2005 Santa Rita
2006-2008 Sporting San Miguelito
2002-2004 Árabe Unido
2005-2008 Sporting San Miguelito
National team‡
1995-2010 Panama 52 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 August 2015

Ángel Luis Rodríguez (born 15 February 1976) is a retired Panamanian football midfielder.

Club career

Pito Rodríguez played in the youth teams of Uruguyan giants Nacional and Colombian outfit Independiente Santa Fe[1] and started his senior career at Ejecutivo Jrs.,[2] played for San Francisco and Tauro and returned to San Francisco in December 2002.[3] While at Tauro, he went to Italy for a trial with Empoli in 1998.[4]

He had a spell abroad on loan at Salvadoran side FAS in 1999,[1] but left the club citing urgent family matters while denying any involvement in a Salvadoran road accident in which a person died and subsequently fleeing Salvadoran law.[5] In summer 2005, he went to play alongside compatriot Juan Carlos Cubillas for Ecuadoran second division team Santa Rita.[6]

He also played for Sporting San Miguelito and Árabe Unido, whom he joined a second time in summer 2009 from Sporting.[7]

He retired in July 2011.[8]

International career

He played for the Panama U23 team in the 1997 Central American Games.[9]

Rodríguez made his debut for Panama in a January 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Nicaragua and has earned a total of 57 caps, scoring 3 goals.[10] He represented his country in 18 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[11] and was a member of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup team, who finished second in the tournament.[12][13]

His final international was a January 2010 friendly match against Chile.

International goals

Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 October 1999 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 2–2 Friendly match
2 22 June 2000 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Venezuela 1–0 2–0 Friendly match
3 24 April 2001 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Haiti 2–0 2–0 Friendly match

Managerial career

After retiring as a player in July 2011, Rodríguez was named assistant to manager Jair Palacios at Árabe Unido.[14] He was appointed coach of Árabe Unido Reserves in summer 2014.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 Panameño "Pito" Rodríguez debuta con el FAS ante el Sonsonate el domingo - Crítica (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Volante incansable - Día a día (Spanish)
  3. ↑ 'Pito' jugará con el San Francisco - La Prensa (Spanish)
  4. ↑ "Pito" Rodríguez viaja hoy para probarse en el fútbol italiano - Crítica (Spanish)
  5. ↑ El Tauro negociará supuesta indemnización de "Pito" al FAS - Panamá América (Spanish)
  6. ↑ "Pito" Rodríguez debutó en Santa Rita de Ecuador - Crítica (Spanish)
  7. ↑ ‘Pito’ será refuerzo del Árabe - La Estrella (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Se retira Angel Luis “Pito” Rodríguez - PanamaFutbol (Spanish)
  9. ↑ ORO con angustia - Nación (Spanish)
  10. ↑ Appearances for Panama National Team - RSSSF
  11. ↑ Ángel Luis Rodríguez – FIFA competition record
  12. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details - RSSSF
  13. ↑ U.S. Men Win Third Gold Cup Championship With 3-1 Penalty Shootout Victory Against Panama at Giants Stadium - US Soccer
  14. ↑ Pito Rodríguez será asistente de Palacios - PanamaFutbol (Spanish)
  15. ↑ Árabe, listo para hoy - La Prensa (Spanish)
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