Orlando Rodríguez (footballer)

{{Short description|Panamanian footballer (born 1984)}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Orlando Rodríguez

| fullname = Orlando Edmundo Rodríguez Llorente

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|08|09|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Colón, Panama

| height = {{height|m=1.80|precision=0}}

| currentclub =

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| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2003–2004 | clubs1 = Árabe Unido | caps1 = 23 | goals1 = 14

| years2 = 2005 | clubs2 = Deportivo Pereira | caps2 = 18 | goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2006 | clubs3 = Envigado | caps3 = 3 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2006–2007 | clubs4 = Árabe Unido | caps4 = 29 | goals4 = 7

| years5 = 2007 | clubs5 = La Equidad | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2007–2008 | clubs6 = FAS | caps6 = 30 | goals6 = 14

| years7 = 2008–2010 | clubs7 = Árabe Unido | caps7 = 63 | goals7 = 50

| years8 = 2011 | clubs8 = → León de Huánuco (loan) | caps8 = 8 | goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2011–2012 | clubs9 = Árabe Unido | caps9 = | goals9 =

| years10= 2013 | clubs10= Alianza | caps10= 14 | goals10= 3

| years11= 2013 | clubs11= Árabe Unido | caps11= 11 | goals11= 0

| years12= 2014 | clubs12= San Francisco | caps12= 13 | goals12= 1

| nationalyears1 = 2004–2013

| nationalteam1 = Panama

| nationalcaps1 = 16 | nationalgoals1 = 1

| pcupdate = 16:55, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 1 August 2015

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{{family name hatnote|Rodríguez|Llorente|lang=Spanish}}

Orlando Edmundo Rodríguez Llorente (born 9 August 1984) is a Panamanian footballer.

Club career

Nicknamed Papi, Rodríguez played the majority of his career for hometown club Árabe Unido. He had spells in Colombia with Deportivo Pereira,[http://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/content/orlando-rodr%C3%ADguez-y-gustavo-avila-al-pereira-colombiano Orlando Rodríguez y Gustavo Avila al Pereira colombiano] - Panamá América {{in lang|es}} Envigado[http://www.terra.com/deportes/articulo/html/fox218142.htm Envigado se refuerza con futbolistas panameños] - Terra {{in lang|es}} and La Equidad[http://impresa.prensa.com/deportes/Rodriguez-ficha-Equidad_0_1958054266.html Rodríguez ficha con La Equidad] - La Prensa {{in lang|es}} and joined Salvadoran club FAS in October 2007.[http://impresa.prensa.com/deportes/Rodriguez-golea-va-FAS_0_2135786488.html Rodríguez golea y se va para el FAS] - La Prensa {{in lang|es}}

In January 2010 he failed a medical test at Honduran giants Real España due to an ankle injury.[http://www.laprensa.hn/deportes/520486-97/el-papi-rodriguez-no-se-quedara-en-real-espana "El Papi" Rodríguez no se quedará en Real España] - La Prensa {{in lang|es}}

He moved abroad again to play on loan for Peruvian side León de Huánuco in February 2011,[http://panamafutbol.com/?p=2807 ‘Papi’ Rodríguez a Perú] - PanamaFutbol {{in lang|es}} but in June 2011 his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[http://www.libero.pe/futbol-peruano/2011-06-04-el-papi-rodriguez-no-es-mas-jugador-del-leon-de-huanuco El ‘Papi’ Rodríguez no es más jugador del León de Huánuco] - Libero {{in lang|es}} In January 2013 he returned to El Salvador to play for Alianza,[http://www.tvmax-9.com/futbol_nacional/la_sele/Alianza-da-bienvenida-Papi-Rodriguez_0_3582391763.html Alianza le da la bienvenida a "Papi" Rodríguez] - TVMax {{in lang|es}} but was back at Árabe Unido in June 2013.[http://panamafutbol.com/?p=10798 Orlando Rodríguez regresa al Árabe Unido] - PanamaFutbol {{in lang|es}}

In January 2014 he joined San Francisco from Árabe Unido after not scoring a single goal in 11 outings for the club in the Apertura 2013,[http://impresa.prensa.com/deportes/Papi-Rodriguez-paso-Sanfra_0_3837366327.html Papi Rodríguez pasó al Sanfra] - La Prensa {{in lang|es}} but he was released in summer 2014 after scoring only once for Sanfra.[http://www.sanfranciscofc.com/1196-el-sanfra-confirma-las-bajas-de-orlando-papi-rodriguez-y-edinson-villalba El SanFra confirma las bajas de Orlando "Papi" Rodríguez y Edinson Villalba] - San Francisco {{in lang|es}}

International career

He played at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates.{{FIFA player|197915}}

Rodríguez made his senior debut for Panama in a December 2004 friendly match against Iran and has earned a total of 16 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/09gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details] - RSSSF

His final international was a January 2013 Copa Centroamericana match against Guatemala.

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.

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! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

110 January 2013Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama{{fb|GUA}}3–03–0Friendly match

Honors

Club

=National Titles=

References

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