Rodri (footballer, born 1986)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rodrigo Suárez Peña | ||
Date of birth | 7 March 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Utrera, Spain | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Betis | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2009 | Betis B | 62 | (6) |
2009–2011 | Betis | 25 | (1) |
2011 | → Cartagena (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Guadalajara | 22 | (2) |
Total | 116 | (9) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Rodrigo Suárez Peña (born 7 March 1986), commonly known as Rodri, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
Football career
Rodrin was born in Utrera, Province of Seville. A product of Real Betis' youth ranks, he made his debut for the first team on 12 December 2007 by featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Elche CF for the season's Copa del Rey (4–1 aggregate win).[1] His maiden appearance in Segunda División came two years later against Córdoba CF,[2] and he played 23 matches during the campaign – only four complete – as the Andalusians finished in fourth position, thus failing to regain their La Liga status.[3]
In the dying minutes of the 2011 January transfer window, Rodri was loaned to fellow league club FC Cartagena until June.[4] After spending the following season with CD Guadalajara,[5] scoring his second and third goals in the second level in wins over Córdoba (3–1 at home)[6] and Elche (3–2 away),[7] he retired at only 26 years of age.
References
- ↑ "Una sensación agridulce (1–1)" [Bittersweet feeling (1–1)]. La Verdad (in Spanish). 13 December 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ↑ "El Córdoba pierde 3 a 0 ante el Betis en el estreno liguero" [Córdoba lose 3 to 0 against Betis in league debut]. Diario Córdoba (in Spanish). 29 August 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ↑ "La goleada más inútil y triste del beticismo" [Betis' most useless and saddest routing]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 June 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ↑ "Rodri, del Betis, cedido hasta final de temporada" [Rodri, from Betis, loaned until the end of the season]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 31 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ↑ "Rodri ficha por el Guadalajara" [Rodri signs for Guadalajara]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 August 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ↑ "C.D. Guadalajara 3–1 Córdoba C.F." (in Spanish). CD Guadalajara. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ↑ "Elche C.F 2–3 C.D. Guadalajara. El Deportivo Guadalajara certifica la permanencia en la Liga Adelante" [Elche C.F 2–3 C.D. Guadalajara. Deportivo Guadalajara certify Liga Adelante permanence] (in Spanish). CD Guadalajara. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2014.