Rodrigo Meléndez

{{Short description|Chilean footballer and manager (born 1977)}}

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

{{family name hatnote|Meléndez|Araya|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Rodrigo Melendez

| image = Rodrigo melendez.jpg

| image_size = 250

| fullname = Rodrigo David Meléndez Araya

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|10|03|df=y}}

| birth_place = Santiago, Chile

| height = {{Height|m=1.70}}

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub = Deportes Linares

| youthyears1 = 1990–1996

| youthclubs1 = Cobreloa

| years1 = 1996–2003

| clubs1 = Cobreloa

| caps1 = 142

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2003–2004

| clubs2 = Quilmes

| caps2 = 32

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2004–2005

| clubs3 = Estudiantes LP

| caps3 = 42

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2006–2010

| clubs4 = Colo-Colo

| caps4 = 132

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2011–2012

| clubs5 = Deportes Iquique

| caps5 = 41

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2013

| clubs6 = San Luis

| caps6 = 9

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2013

| clubs7 = San Antonio Unido

| caps7 = 9

| goals7 = 0

| totalcaps = 407

| totalgoals = 3

| nationalyears1 = 2001–2007

| nationalteam1 = Chile

| nationalcaps1 = 26

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| manageryears1 = 2014

| managerclubs1 = San Antonio Unido

| manageryears2 = 2014

| managerclubs2 = Deportes Melipilla

| manageryears3 = 2015–2016

| managerclubs3 = Unión La Calera (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2016–2017

| managerclubs4 = Cobreloa (caretaker)

| manageryears5 = 2018

| managerclubs5 = Cobreloa

| manageryears6 = 2019–2021

| managerclubs6 = Deportes Colina

| manageryears7 = 2021

| managerclubs7 = Cobreloa

| manageryears8 = 2023

| managerclubs8 = Iberia

| managerclubs9 = Deportes Linares

| manageryears9 = 2024-

}}

Rodrigo David Meléndez Araya (born 3 October 1977) is a Chilean former professional footballer and current manager of Deportes Linares.{{cite web|url=http://www.elgraficochile.cl/que-fue-de-rodrigo-kalule-melendez/prontus_elgrafico/2014-08-12/181417.html|title=¿Qué fue de Rodrigo 'Kalule' Meléndez?|work=El Gráfico|date=12 August 2014|access-date=30 June 2015|language=es}} He played as a defensive midfielder in his years active.

During his football career, he has won seven Chilean league titles with Colo-Colo and Cobreloa.