Ramón Rodríguez Soto

Ramón Luis Rodríguez Soto (5 November 1928 – 13 November 2006), also known as Mon Rodríguez, was a Costa Rican footballer who played professionally in the Mexican Primera División.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Soto.
Mon Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Ramón Luis Rodríguez Soto
Date of birth (1928-11-05)5 November 1928
Place of birth Tibás, San José, Costa Rica
Date of death 13 November 2006(2006-11-13) (aged 78)
Place of death Costa Rica
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
Unión Deportiva Tibaseña
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1954 Orión (45)
1954–1958 Irapuato
1958–1959 Dragón
1960 Águila
1961–1962 Luis Ángel Firpo
1963 Zelaya
1964 Progreso
National team
1953 Costa Rica 3 (2)
Teams managed
Nicoya
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He also represented Costa Rica at international level.

Club career

Born in Tibás, San José, Rodríguez played as a forward. He began his career with local side Orión. He made his Costa Rican Primera División debut with Orión in 1949, scoring 13 goals in his first season.[1]

Rodríguez began playing professional football with Mexican Primera División side Irapuato in 1954. Four seasons later, he moved to El Salvador to play for Dragón and Águila. Next, Rodríguez began a career as a player-manager, first with Luis Ángel Firpo, Zelaya and Progreso of Honduras.[2] In 1965, he returned to Costa Rica where he retired from playing and managed local side Nicoya.[3]

International career

Rodríguez scored two goals in three appearances for the Costa Rica national football team, helping the side win the 1953 CCCF Championship.[1]

Personal life

Rodríguez worked for many years at the Banco Popular, retiring in 1990. He was married and had two children.[2] He died in November 2006.[4]

References
  1. Calvo C., Rodrigo (16 November 2006). "Ramón Mon Rodríguez: El gol fue su gran compañero" [Ramón Mon Rodríguez: El gol fue su gran compañero] (in Spanish). La Nacion.
  2. Ramón Mon Rodríguez: El gol fue su gran compañero (Obituary) - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. ""Mon" Rodríguez en datos" ["Mon" Rodríguez in data] (in Spanish). La Nacion. 20 December 2004.
  4. "Efemérides 13 de noviembre 2011" [Calendar 13 November 2011] (in Spanish). Cambio Politico. 13 November 2011.


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