Sergio Rodríguez (footballer, born 1928)

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| name = Sergio Rodríguez

| image =

| fullname = Sergio Rodríguez Viera

| birth_date = 4 April 1928

| birth_place = Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1986|4|6|1928|4|4|df=yes}}

| death_place = Alicante, Spain

| height =

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1946–1949 | clubs1 = Rampla Juniors | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1949–1951 | clubs2 = Stade Français | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 6

| years3 = 1950–1953 | clubs3 = Málaga | caps3 = 70 | goals3 = 27

| years4 = 1953–1954 | clubs4 = Real Madrid | caps4 = 5 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1954–1958 | clubs5 = Hércules | caps5 = | goals5 =

| years6 = 1958–1960 | clubs6 = Alicante | caps6 = | goals6 =

| years7 = 1960–1961 | clubs7 = Orihuela Deportiva | caps7 = | goals7 =

| years8 = 1961–1962 | clubs8 = Alicante | caps8 = | goals8 =

| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =

| manageryears1 = 1955 | managerclubs1 = Hércules (caretaker)

| manageryears2 = 1957 | managerclubs2 = Hércules

| manageryears3 = 1958 | managerclubs3 = Hércules (caretaker)

| manageryears4 = 1959–1960 | managerclubs4 = Alicante

| manageryears5 = 1960–1961 | managerclubs5 = Orihuela Deportiva

| manageryears6 = 1962–1963 | managerclubs6 = UD Tabernes

| manageryears7 = 1964–1965 | managerclubs7 = Monóvar CD

| manageryears8 = 1965–1966 | managerclubs8 = Orihuela Deportiva

| manageryears9 = 1966–1967 | managerclubs9 = Hércules (assistant)

| manageryears10 = 1967–1968 | managerclubs10 = Hércules

| manageryears11 = 1968–1969 | managerclubs11 = Mallorca

| manageryears12 = 1971–1972 | managerclubs12 = Español San Vicente

| manageryears13 = 1973–1975 | managerclubs13 = Alicante

| manageryears14 = 1975–1978 | managerclubs14 = UD Onil

| manageryears15 = 1979–1981 | managerclubs15 = Crevillente

| manageryears16 = 1981–1982 | managerclubs16 = Baza

| manageryears17 = 1982–1983 | managerclubs17 = Caravaca

| manageryears18 = 1984–1985 | managerclubs18 = Castalla CF

| manageryears19 = 1986 | managerclubs19 = Callosa Deportiva

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Sergio Rodríguez Viera (4 April 1928 – 6 April 1986) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a midfielder, and football manager.

Playing career

Rodríguez played for the Uruguayan Primera División, French Ligue 1, and Spanish La Liga. After good seasons with Rampla Juniors played two seasons with the Stade Français which struggled to avoid relegation. In three seasons with CD Málaga where he scored goals, he signed for Real Madrid C.F. In Madrid played 5 league games. In the 1954–55 season he joined to Hércules CF where he spent 4 seasons at a good level. He was in Hércules where he started as player–manager on an interim basis. He later played on the third level with Alicante CF and Orihuela Deportiva CF, where he also served as player-coach these teams.

Coaching career

Then began a coaching career that led him to spend practically all categories of Spanish football. In the 1968–69 season reached promotion to RCD Mallorca in La Liga.{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1969/07/05/pagina-2/961327/pdf.html|title=Sergio Rodríguez, un uruguayo que triunfó en Mallorca|trans-title=Sergio Rodríguez, a Uruguayan who won in Mallorca|work=Mundo Deportivo|language=Spanish|date=5 July 1969|accessdate=21 May 2012}}

Personal

Rodríguez' brother, Héctor Rodríguez Viera, was also a footballer, in teams as Club Nacional de Football.[http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/futbol-somos-hermanos-buscaremos-ganar/20100325dasdaiftb_39/Tes "Somos como hermanos, pero buscaremos ganar" ("We are like brothers, but we will play to win")]; Diario AS, 25 March 2010 {{in lang|es}}