José Islas

{{short description|Mexican footballer and manager (born 1985)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = José Islas

| fullname = José Islas Rodríguez

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|03|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Yahualica de González Gallo, Jalisco, Mexico

| position = Defender

| height = {{height|m=1.82}}

| currentclub = Mazatlán U-23 (Manager)

| years1 = 2005 | clubs1 = Querétaro | caps1 = 7 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2006 | clubs2 = Irapuato | caps2 = 11 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2007–2008 | clubs3 = Tijuana | caps3 = 16 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2009 | clubs4 = Real Colima | caps4 = 8 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2009–2011 | clubs5 = UdeG | caps5 = 45 | goals5 = 5

| years6 = 2011–2015 | clubs6 = Celaya | caps6 = 52 | goals6 = 2

| manageryears1 = 2016–2018

| managerclubs1 = Celaya Premier

| manageryears2 = 2018–2019

| managerclubs2 = Celaya

| manageryears3 = 2020–2022

| managerclubs3 = Sonora Premier

| manageryears4 = 2023–

| managerclubs4 = Mazatlán Reserves and Academy

}}

José Islas Rodríguez (born March 12, 1985) is a Mexican football manager and former player.{{cite web |url=http://ligamx.net/cancha/jugador/33170/jose-islas-rodriguez |title=José Islas Rodríguez |publisher=LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX |website=LigaMX.net |date=1999-03-13 |accessdate=2017-09-07}} He was born in Yahualica de González Gallo, Jalisco.

Islas played in Liga MX for Querétaro, Irapuato and Tijuana before joining Ascenso MX side Real Colima in 2009.{{cite web|publisher=Medio Tiempo|website=mediotiempo.com|title=Vamos por nuestra primera victoria: José Islas|url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/vamos-por-nuestra-primera-victoria-jose-islas|language=es|date=5 February 2009|access-date=29 January 2019}} He finished his playing career with Celaya F.C.{{cite news|publisher=El Sol del Bajío|title=José Islas, desea que el Club Celaya sea dirigido por alguien que haya sido parte de él|url=https://www.elsoldelbajio.com.mx/deportes/jose-islas-desea-que-el-club-celaya-sea-dirigido-por-alguien-que-haya-sido-parte-de-el-2765811.html|language=es|date=6 December 2018|access-date=29 January 2019}}

After he retired from playing, Islas became a football manager. He worked with his former club's second team, Celaya F.C. Premier, in the semi-professional third-tier before being named the senior side's manager in December 2018.

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