Coquito (footballer)

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Coquito

|fullname = Daniel Gregorio Rodríguez Lima{{WorldFootball.net|daniel-rodriguez}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|12|22|df=y}}

|birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay

|height = 1.80 m

|currentclub =

|clubnumber =

|position = Forward

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 = Terremoto

|youthyears2 = 1978–1980

|youthclubs2 = Peñarol

|years1 = 1981–1987 |clubs1 = Peñarol |caps1 = 146 |goals1 = 45

|years2 = 1987–1988 |clubs2 = Mandiyú |caps2 = 39 |goals2 = 15

|years3 = 1988 |clubs3 = Peñarol |caps3 = 12 |goals3 = 2

|years4 = 1989 |clubs4 = Rapid Wien |caps4 = 8 |goals4 = 3

|years5 = 1989–1990 |clubs5 = Palamós |caps5 = 22 |goals5 = 3

|years6 = 1991–1992 |clubs6 = Atlético Tucumán |caps6 = 35 |goals6 = 10

|years7 = 1992–1993 |clubs7 = Chaco For Ever |caps7 = 28 |goals7 = 11

|years8 = 1993–1995 |clubs8 = Deportivo Morón |caps8 = 62 |goals8 = 22

|totalcaps = 352

|totalgoals = 111

|nationalyears1 = 1983–1985

|nationalteam1 = Uruguay U20

|nationalcaps1 = 16

|nationalgoals1 = 7

|nationalyears2 =

|nationalteam2 = Uruguay

|nationalcaps2 = 12

|nationalgoals2 = 1

|pcupdate =

|nationalteam-update =

}}

Daniel Gregorio Rodríguez Lima (born 22 December 1965), known as Coquito, is a Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Having started his career in his native Uruguay with Peñarol, where he made his debut at the age of 14, Coquito embarked on a career which took him to Argentina, Austria and Spain.{{cite web|url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/bailo-a-koeman-y-a-paco-casal-y-se-entrego-al-evangelio-la-vida-de-coquito-rodriguez-202193020430|title=Bailó a Koeman y a Paco Casal, jugaba con zapatos prestados y se entregó al evangelio: la vida de Coquito Rodríguez|trans-title=He danced to Koeman and Paco Casal, played with borrowed shoes and gave himself up to the gospel: the life of Coquito Rodríguez|date=2 October 2021|accessdate=26 August 2022|website=elobservador.com.uy|language=Spanish}}{{BDFA|1518}}{{BDFutbol|11887}}

Personal life

Coquito is the father of Real Madrid Castilla player Álvaro Rodríguez.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com.uy/futbol/uruguay/nota/_/id/10794804/coquito-rodriguez-hijo-alvaro-quiere-jugar-para-seleccion-uruguay-inferiores-real-madrid|title="Coquito" Rodríguez, sobre su hijo, Álvaro: "Me dice que no hay otra, que quiere jugar por Uruguay"|trans-title="Coquito" Rodríguez, on his son, Álvaro: "He tells me that there is no other, that he wants to play for Uruguay"|date=19 August 2022|accessdate=26 August 2022|website=espn.com.uy|language=Spanish}} He is also the nephew of former Uruguay international footballer Climaco Rodríguez.

Honours

Peñarol

Intercontinental Cup: 1982{{Cite web |title=Intercontinental Club Cup |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/toyota.html |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=RSSSF}}
Copa Libertadores: 1982, 1987{{Cite web |title=Copa Libertadores de América |url=https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copalib.html |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=RSSSF}}
Uruguayan Primera División: 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986
IFA Shield: 1985{{Cite web |last=Sengupta |first=Somnath |date=2011-03-08 |title=The Glorious History Of IFA Shield |url=https://thehardtackle.com/2011/the-glorious-history-of-ifa-shield/ |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=TheHardTackle.com |language=en-US}}