Raúl Rodríguez Navarro (Spanish pronunciation: [raˈul roˈðɾiɣeθ]; born 22 September 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
 Rodríguez playing for Catalonia in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raúl Rodríguez Navarro | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2006 | Josep Gené | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Vilassar Mar | ||
| 2007–2010 | Gramenet | 83 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Espanyol B | 14 | (0) |
| 2010–2015 | Espanyol | 80 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Houston Dynamo | 52 | (3) |
| 2017 | Shanghai Shenxin | 28 | (3) |
| 2018 | Meizhou Meixian Techand | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Al-Arabi | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 263 | (9) | |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Catalonia | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played 92 matches for Espanyol, and subsequently competed in the United States, China and Kuwait.
Club career
editEspanyol
editBorn in Barcelona, Catalonia, Rodríguez made his professional debut with UDA Gramenet, going on to play three full Segunda División B seasons with the team. In summer 2010 he signed for neighbouring RCD Espanyol, being initially assigned to their reserves.[1]
After Víctor Ruiz was sold in the 2011 January transfer window, and Juan Forlín suffered a serious injury, Rodríguez was propelled to the first team by manager Mauricio Pochettino.[2] On 27 November 2010 he made his La Liga debut, coming on as a substitute for Dani Osvaldo in the last minute of a 3–2 away win against Atlético Madrid,[3] and finished his first professional season with ten appearances, including eight starts.[4]
Rodríguez was definitely promoted to the main squad on 1 August 2011.[5] He renewed his contract with the club in June 2012, running until 2015.[6]
On 8 January 2015, having been completely ostracised by new coach Sergio, Rodríguez cut ties with the Pericos as his link was due to expire on 30 June.[7]
Abroad
editOn 9 January 2015, Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer announced they had signed Rodríguez.[8] He made his debut for his new team on 8 March, being replaced in injury time of a 1–0 home win over the Columbus Crew.[9] His first goal came on 26 April, in a 4–4 draw against Sporting Kansas City.[10]
After leaving the United States, Rodríguez played for China League One pair Shanghai Shenxin F.C. and Meizhou Meixian Techand F.C. before signing for Al-Arabi SC of the Kuwaiti Premier League in 2019. He was signed for all three clubs by compatriot manager Juan Ignacio Martínez.[11]
International career
editRodríguez was never capped by Spain at any level. He played one match for the Catalonia representative side on 30 December 2011, a goalless draw with Tunisia at his club ground the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, as a half-time substitute for Gerard Piqué.[12]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played on 31 March 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gramenet | 2007–08[13] | Segunda División B | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
| 2008–09[13] | Segunda División B | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2009–10[13] | Segunda División B | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| Total | 83 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 84 | 3 | |||
| Espanyol | 2010–11[13] | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2011–12[13] | La Liga | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13[13] | La Liga | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[13] | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15[13] | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 80 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 92 | 0 | |||
| Houston Dynamo | 2015[14] | Major League Soccer | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |
| 2016[14] | Major League Soccer | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| Total | 52 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 55 | 4 | |||
| Shanghai Shenxin | 2017[15] | China League One | 28 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | |
| Meizhou Meixian Techand | 2018[15] | China League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 246 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268 | 9 | ||
References
edit- ^ "L'Espanyol puja Raúl Rodríguez al primer equip" [Espanyol promote Raúl Rodríguez to first team]. Ara (in Catalan). 1 August 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Las pruebas médicas a Amat descartan complicaciones en el menisco" [Medical tests on Amat rule meniscus complications out]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 April 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Atlético Madrid 2–3 Espanyol". ESPN Soccernet. 27 November 2010. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "El Espanyol plantea renovar a Raúl Rodríguez" [Espanyol contemplate renewing Raúl Rodríguez]. Marca (in Spanish). 29 July 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Raúl Rodríguez, al primer equip" [Raúl Rodríguez, to the first team] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "Raúl Rodríguez, fins al 2015" [Raúl Rodríguez, until 2015] (PDF) (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ Cordovilla, Anna (8 January 2015). "Raúl Rodríguez rescinde su contrato con el Espanyol" [Raúl Rodríguez rescinds his contract with Espanyol]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "Houston Dynamo expect signing of La Liga center back Raul Rodriguez to address backline weaknesses". Major League Soccer. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ Lovell, Darrell (8 March 2015). "Match recap: Houston Dynamo 1, Columbus Crew SC 0". Houston Dynamo. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ Lovell, Darrell (26 April 2015). "Match recap: Houston Dynamo 4, Sporting KC 4". Houston Dynamo. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ Manchón, Martín (14 August 2019). "Raúl Rodríguez, el hombre de confianza de JIM" [Raúl Rodríguez, JIM's sidekick] (in Spanish). Migrantes del Balón. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ Ruiz, David (30 December 2011). "Catalunya empata con Túnez en el tradicional amistoso navideño" [Catalonia draw with Tunisia in traditional Christmas-time friendly]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Raúl Rodríguez: Raúl Rodríguez Navarro". BDFutbol. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Raúl Rodríguez". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Raúl Rodríguez". Soda Soccer. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
External links
edit- Raúl Rodríguez at BDFutbol