Rodrigo Cuevas

{{short description|Chilean footballer (born 1973)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}

{{family name hatnote|Cuevas|González|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Rodrigo Cuevas

| fullname = Rodrigo Eduardo Cuevas González

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|9|18|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Quintero, Chile

| height =

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Quintero Unido

| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Santiago Wanderers

| years1 = 1992–2000 | clubs1 = Santiago Wanderers

| years2 = 1998 | clubs2 = → Santiago Morning (loan)

| years3 = 2001 | clubs3 = Fernández Vial

| years4 = 2001–2003 | clubs4 = Santiago Morning

| years5 = 2004 | clubs5 = Mitra Kukar

| years6 = 2005 | clubs6 = Unión San Felipe

| nationalyears1 = 1994

| nationalteam1 = Chile U23 B

| nationalyears2 = 2008–2010

| nationalteam2 = Chile (beach soccer)

}}

Rodrigo Eduardo Cuevas González (born 18 September 1973 in Quintero) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Cuevas played for Chilean clubs Santiago Wanderers (1994–1997 and 2000), Santiago Morning (1998–1999 and 2001–2004) and Unión San Felipe (2005).[http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-RODRIGO-CUEVAS-37651.html Ficha estadistica de Rodrigo Cuevas]. BDFA. Retrieved 8 November 2013.[http://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/2001/06/23/58389/la-uc-choco-con-santiago-morning.html La UC chocó con Santiago Morning]. emol.com 23 June 2001. Retrieved 8 November 2013.

At international level, he took part of a Chile national under-23 squad made up by players from the Segunda División.{{cite web |title=Rodrigo CUEVAS |url=https://www.memoriawanderers.cl/jugadores/rodrigo-cuevas/ |website=Memoria Wanderers |access-date=18 October 2022 |language=es}}

Following his retirement as a football player, he represented the Chile beach soccer team in both the 2008{{cite web |title=Esteban Valencia y su nuevo desafío: el fútbol playa |url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/2008/04/18/300900/esteban-valencia-y-su-nuevo-desafio-el-futbol-playa.html |website=Emol |publisher=El Mercurio |access-date=13 December 2022 |language=es |date=18 April 2008}} and the 2009 South American Championships, alongside retired professional footballers such as Rodrigo Sanhueza, Germán Osorio, Cristian Olivares, {{ill|lt=Jorge Torres|Jorge Torres (Chilean footballer)|es|Jorge Torres Vega|vertical-align=sup}} and Carlos Medina, with Miguel Ángel Gamboa as coach.{{cite web |title=Gamboa definió lista de seleccionados chilenos que participarán en el Sudamericano de fútbol playa |url=https://m.alairelibre.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/futbol-playa/gamboa-definio-lista-de-seleccionados-chilenos-que-participaran-en-el/2009-03-05/132226.html |website=alairelibre.cl |publisher=Radio Cooperativa |access-date=24 October 2022 |language=es |date=5 March 2009}} In 2010, he also won the XI Copa Latina.{{cite web |title=Fútbol playa: Chile derrotó a Argentina y se titula campeón de la XI Copa Latina |url=https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/2010/01/31/futbol-playa-chile-derroto-a-argentina-y-se-titula-campeon-de-la-xi-copa-latina.shtml |website=BioBioChile |publisher=Radio Bío-Bío |access-date=13 December 2022 |language=es |date=31 January 2010}}

Honours

Santiago Wanderers

Chile (beach soccer)

References

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