Rodrigo Nicolás Linares Coronel (born 15 May 1995) is an Argentine-Chilean[2] professional footballer who plays as a forward for J.J. Moreno.

Rodrigo Linares
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Nicolás Linares Coronel
Date of birth (1995-05-15) 15 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Rawson, Chubut, Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
J.J. Moreno
Youth career
2008–2011 CAI
2014–2015Argentinos Juniors (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 CAI 20 (4)
2012 → Fútbol y Tenis (loan)
2013 → Villa Congreso (loan)
2014–2015Argentinos Juniors (loan)
2016 Gutiérrez [es] 12 (3)
2016 Villa Congreso
2017–2018 Germinal Rawson [es] 13 (5)
2019 J.J. Moreno 21 (11)
2019 Caupolicán Cauquenes
2020 Huracán de Comodoro 6 (3)
2020–2021 Deportes Puerto Montt 20 (2)
2021Deportes Valdivia (loan) 9 (7)
2022 Germinal Rawson [es] 0 (0)
2022 Deportes Valdivia 5 (0)
2022– J.J. Moreno
International career
2014 Chile U20 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Rawson, Argentina, Linares came to Comisión de Actividades Infantiles (CAI) youth system at the age of thirteen. After a trial in front of Hugo Tocalli, he was with Argentinos Juniors, making appearances for the reserve team.[3]

In his homeland, he also has played for Fútbol y Tenis from Río Negro,[4] Gutiérrez [es],[5][6] Villa Congreso from Viedma,[7] Germinal Rawson [es],[8] J.J. Moreno from Puerto Madryn[9] and Huracán de Comodoro.[10]

Abroad, he played for Chilean side Caupolicán from Cauquenes in 2019.[11] In 2020, he returned to Chile and joined Deportes Puerto Montt alongside his compatriot Jeremías Asencio.[12][13] The next season, he joined on loan to Deportes Valdivia.[14][3] After signing with Germinal Rawson for the 2022 season,[15] he rejoined Deportes Valdivia in the same season.[3]

In the second half of 2022, he switched to J.J. Moreno.[9]

International career

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Linares represented Chile at under-20 level in an international friendly championship in 2014, where he made three appearances and scored a goal against Uruguay,[3] and was in the preliminar list for the 2015 South American Championship alongside the also Argentine-born, Luciano Cabral.[2][16]

Personal life

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Linares acquired the Chilean nationality by descent since his grandmother is a Chilean who came to Argentina at the age of twelve.[3][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Rodrigo Linares". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Vega, Diego (10 December 2014). "Cabral y Linares: Los "refuerzos" de Tocalli para la Sub 20". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e Maldonado, Víctor (6 July 2022). "La ex promesa argentina que jugó por la Roja y hoy quiere renacer en Segunda: "Estoy luchando"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  4. ^ "El Depo no ganó, pero sigue arriba". La Nueva (in Spanish). 7 May 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Federal A: Gutiérrez presentó plantel y camiseta". www.voxpopuli.net.ar (in Spanish). 30 January 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Maipú se salvó y Gutiérrez sigue en carrera, tras el 1 a 1". Diario El Sol Mendoza (in Spanish). 2 May 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Villa Congreso y Patagones comparten la punta". Diario Río Negro (in Spanish). 28 August 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  8. ^ ""Es raro que Germinal no juegue por nada"". www.diariojornada.com.ar (in Spanish). 7 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Rodrigo Linares, un refuerzo de lujo que regresa a J.J. Moreno para el Regional". www.diariojornada.com.ar (in Spanish). 23 August 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Huracán sumó al delantero Rodrigo Linares para el Regional 2020". Pasta de Campeón (in Spanish). 28 December 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  11. ^ (Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior) #Fichajes - Rodrigo Linares ex seleccionado sub 20 de Chile y Argentinos Juniors, juega actualmente en Caupolican de Cauquenes on Facebook (in Spanish). 29 August 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Rodrigo Linares es nuevo jugador de Deportes Puerto Montt". Pasta de Campeón (in Spanish). 29 February 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  13. ^ (Deportes Puerto Montt) ¡Puso la firma! ✍️ on Facebook (in Spanish). 3 March 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  14. ^ Rodrigo Linares es nuevo refuerzo de Deportes Valdivia 🙌🔥 on Facebook (in Spanish). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Rodrigo Linares es el último refuerzo para Germinal". www.superdepor.com.ar (in Spanish). 26 February 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  16. ^ Vega, Diego (10 December 2014). "Tocalli trabaja con 27 jugadores de cara al Sudamericano Sub 20". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
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