Rodrigo Cordero

{{short description|Costa Rican footballer (born 1973)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Rodrigo Cordero

| fullname = Rodrigo Antonio Cordero Solano

| image = Rodrigo Cordero (2001).jpg

| caption = Rodrigo Cordero (2001)

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|12|04|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Moravia, Costa Rica

| height = {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1994–1995

| years2 = 1995–1997

| years3 = 1997

| years4 = 1998–2004

| years5 = 2003

| years6 = 2004–2005

| years7 = 2005–2006

| years8 = 2006–2007

| years9 = 2007–2008

| years10 = 2008–2010

| years11 = 2010–2011

| clubs1 = Municipal Puriscal

| clubs2 = Alajuelense

| clubs3 = Carmelita

| clubs4 = Herediano

| clubs5 = Cartaginés

| clubs6 = Brujas

| clubs7 = Cartaginés

| clubs8 = Pérez Zeledón

| clubs9 = Puntarenas

| clubs10 = Ramonense

| clubs11 = Barrio Mexico

| caps1 =

| caps2 =

| caps6 = 23

| caps7 = 28

| caps8 = 26

| caps9 = 21

| caps10 = 51

| goals1 = 7

| goals2 =

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| goals9 = 1

| goals10 = 3

| nationalyears1 = 2000–2004

| nationalteam1 = Costa Rica

| nationalcaps1 = 34

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| pcupdate = October 16, 2008

| ntupdate = October 16, 2008

}}

{{family name hatnote|Cordero|Solano|lang=Spanish}}

Rodrigo Antonio Cordero Solano (born 4 December 1973) is a retired Costa Rican professional footballer.

Club career

Cordero made his debut on 4 September 1994 for second division outfit Municipal Puriscal against Uruguay de Coronado.[http://ligadeascenso.com/2009/2010/09/23/jugadores-no-piensan-en-el-retiro/ Jugadores no piensan en el retiro] - Liga de Ascensa {{in lang|es}}

Nicknamed Rocky, he later played for Alajuelense, Herediano, Brujas,[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2004/septiembre/14/deportes2.html Brujas con variantes] - Nación {{in lang|es}} Cartaginés,[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2003/enero/16/deportes1.html Brumosos superaron al Saprissa] - Nación {{in lang|es}} Pérez Zeledón, Puntarenas,[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2007/julio/24/deportes1178056.html Esta temporada Puntarenas pretende llegar a las finales] - Nación {{in lang|es}} Ramonense before moving to second division side Barrio Mexico in summer 2010.[http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/experiencia-suficiente_0_1148485252.html La experiencia no fue suficiente] - Nación {{in lang|es}} He was a tough-tackling holding midfielder with enormous energy and determination.

International career

Cordero made his debut for Costa Rica in a friendly match against Paraguay on June 21, 2000{{cite web|website=RSSSF|title=Costa Rica - Details International Matches 1993-2003|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cos-intres-det.html|accessdate=2008-10-20}} and has made 34 appearances for the Costa Rica national football team,{{cite web|website=RSSSF|title=Costa Rica - Record International Players|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/cos-recintlp.html|accessdate=2008-10-20}} including 14 qualifying matches for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.{{FIFA player|162669}} He represented his country at the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam03det.html Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details] - RSSSF as well as at the 2001 Copa América[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2001safull.html Copa América 2001] - RSSSF and was a non-playing squad member at the 2002 World Cup.[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2002full.html World Cup 2002 - Match Details] - RSSSF

His final international was a June 2004 friendly against Nicaragua.

Career statistics

=International goals=

:Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.

class="wikitable"

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

1.February 28, 2001Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica{{fb|HON}}2–22–2World Cup qualifier

References

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