Ramón Luis "Mon" Rodríguez Soto (5 November 1928 – 13 November 2006), also known as Mon Rodríguez, was a Costa Rican footballer who played professionally in the Mexican Primera División.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ramón Luis Rodríguez Soto | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Tibás, San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Date of death | 13 November 2006 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Costa Rica | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unión Deportiva Tibaseña | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1954 | Orión | (45) | |
| 1954–1958 | Irapuato | ||
| 1958–1959 | Dragón | ||
| 1960 | Águila | ||
| 1961–1962 | Luis Ángel Firpo | ||
| 1963 | Zelaya | ||
| 1964 | Progreso | ||
| International career | |||
| 1953 | Costa Rica | 3 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Nicoya | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He also represented Costa Rica at international level.
Club career
editBorn in Tibás, San José, Rodríguez played as a forward. He began his career with local side Orión. He made his Costa Rican Primera División debut with Orión in 1949, scoring 13 goals in his first season.[1]
Rodríguez began playing professional football with Mexican Primera División side Irapuato in 1954. Four seasons later, he moved to El Salvador to play for Dragón and Águila. Next, Rodríguez began a career as a player-manager, first with Luis Ángel Firpo, Zelaya and Progreso of Honduras.[2] In 1965, he returned to Costa Rica where he retired from playing and managed local side Nicoya.[3]
International career
editRodríguez scored two goals in three appearances for the Costa Rica national football team, helping the side win the 1953 CCCF Championship.[1]
Personal life
editRodríguez worked for many years at the Banco Popular, retiring in 1990. He was married and had two children.[2] He died in November 2006.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Calvo C., Rodrigo (16 November 2006). "Ramón Mon Rodríguez: El gol fue su gran compañero" [Ramón Mon Rodríguez: El gol fue su gran compañero] (in Spanish). La Nacion.
- ^ a b Ramón Mon Rodríguez: El gol fue su gran compañero (Obituary) - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ ""Mon" Rodríguez en datos" ["Mon" Rodríguez in data] (in Spanish). La Nacion. 20 December 2004.
- ^ "Efemérides 13 de noviembre 2011" [Calendar 13 November 2011] (in Spanish). Cambio Politico. 13 November 2011.
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