Rubén Rodríguez (footballer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Rubén Rodríguez

| image =

| fullname = Rubén Daniel Rodríguez Hernández

| height = {{height|m=1.83|precision=0}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|10|26|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay

| currentclub =

| position = Goalkeeper

| youthyears1=

| youthclubs1= River Plate

| years1 = 1986–1988

| years2 = 1988–1989

| years3 = 1990

| years4 = 1990–1992

| years5 = 1993–1996

| years6 = 1996–1997

| years7 = 1997

| years8 = 1998

| years9 = 1998

| years10 = 1999

| years11 = 2000

| years12 = 2001–2002

| years13 = 2003

| clubs1 = El Porvenir

| clubs2 = Arsenal de Sarandí

| clubs3 = Temberaty

| clubs4 = Cerrito

| clubs5 = Cerro

| clubs6 = Palestino

| clubs7 = Rentistas

| clubs8 = Deportivo Unicosta

| clubs9 = Miramar Misiones

| clubs10 = {{ill|lt=San Eugenio|San Eugenio F.C.|es|San Eugenio Fútbol Club}}

| clubs11 = Guaraní

| clubs12 = Sud América

| clubs13 = El Tanque Sisley

| caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0

| caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0

| caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0

| caps4 = | goals4 =

| caps5 = | goals5 =

| caps6 = 2 | goals6 = 0

| caps7 = 11 | goals7 = 0

| caps8 = | goals8 =

| caps9 = 9 | goals9 = 0

| caps10 = | goals10 =

| caps11 = | goals11 =

| caps12 = 42 | goals12 = 0

| caps13 = 19 | goals13 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1995

| nationalteam1 = Uruguay

| nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2004

| managerclubs1 = Atenas (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2006

| managerclubs2 =

| manageryears3 = 2007

| managerclubs3 = Bella Vista (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2008

| managerclubs4 = Rentistas (assistant)

| manageryears5 = 2009–2010

| managerclubs5 = Boston River (gk coach)

| manageryears6 = 2024

| managerclubs6 = Miramar Misiones (gk coach)

}}

Rubén Daniel Rodríguez Hernández (born 19 April 1967 in Montevideo) is a former Uruguayan footballer who played as a goalkeeper.{{cite web|publisher=Tenfield|title=Ficha de Jugador de selección: Ruben Rodríguez|url=http://www.tenfieldigital.com.uy/servlet/hprfchsj?2,43,2%2F43%2F,1,505|accessdate=2009-01-25|archive-date=2017-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212214344/http://www.tenfieldigital.com.uy/servlet/hprfchsj?2,43,2%2F43%2F,1,505|url-status=dead}}

Club career

Born in Uruguay, Rodríguez moved to Argentina at early age and was with River Plate at youth level. He started his senior career with El Porvenir and Arsenal de Sarandí in Argentina and Tembetary in Paraguay.{{cite web |title=¿Qué es de la vida del Pipa Rodríguez? |url=https://www.montevideo.com.uy/SIN-CATEGORIZAR/-Que-es-de-la-vida-del-Pipa-Rodriguez--uc155319 |website=Montevideo Portal |access-date=15 October 2024 |language=es |date=9 December 2011}}

Besides Argentina, Rodríguez played for clubs in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Paraguay. For Chilean club Palestino, Rodríguez made two appearances in 1997.{{cite web |title=Palestino 1997 - Campeonato de Apertura |url=http://www.solofutbol.cl/futbol%20chileno/Campeonatos%20Nacionales/equipos/Palestino/Palestino%201997%20apertura.html |website=www.solofutbol.cl |access-date=15 October 2024 |language=es}}

International career

Rodríguez made one appearance for the senior Uruguay national football team in 1995: on March 22, 1995, in a friendly match against Colombia (2-1 loss) in the Estadio Atanasio Girardot in Medellín. There he saved a 43rd minute penalty kick from Víctor Aristizábal.http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/uru-intres1995.html RSSSF

Coaching career

As a football coach, he worked as an assistant for clubs in Uruguay. He has also worked as goalkeeping coach for clubs such as Boston River and Miramar Misiones.{{cite web |title=Ruben Rodríguez |url=https://www.livefutbol.com/ficha_jugador/ruben-rodriguez_3/ |website=livefutbol.com |access-date=15 October 2024 |language=es}}