Juan José Rodríguez

Juan José Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Juan José Rodríguez Morales
Date of birth (1967-06-23) June 23, 1967
Place of birth Tacares de Grecia, Costa Rica
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defender, Leftback
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 Belén
2001–2004 San Carlos
National team
2002 Costa Rica 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Juan José Rodríguez Morales (born 23 June 1967) is a retired Costa Rican football player.

Club career

Nicknamed Peché, the defender played for a few teams, including San Carlos.

International career

Rodríguez made his debut at almost 35 years of age for Costa Rica in an April 2002 friendly match against Japan and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. All games were 2002 World Cup warm-up games. He was a surprise inclusion[1] in Costa Rica's 2002 FIFA World Cup squad,[2] although he played no part in the tournament.[3] He later denied allegations he was selected due to family relations with coach Alexandre Guimarães.[4]

His final international was a May 2002 friendly against Belgium.

Personal life

Rodríguez is married to Kattia Vargas and they have three children.[1] He works at the Comité Cantonal de Deportes de San Carlos.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Peché" sorprendido por convocatoria "Me parece mentira" - Nación (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Costa Rica 2002 World Cup Squad List - FIFA
  3. ↑ Manaschev, Erlan (2008-07-03). "World Cup 2002 - Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  4. 1 2 Peché: "No soy familia de Guima ni de su esposa" - Al Día (in Spanish)


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