Viktor "Vitaka" Rodríguez Villar (born 6 August 1987) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Santa Úrsula.
 Vitaka Rodriguez with St Albans Saints in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Viktor Rodríguez Villar | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CD Santa Úrsula | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Betis | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Tenerife Sur Ibarra | 19 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Santomera | 27 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Laguna | 24 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Kozani | 13 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Beziers | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Bendigo | 24 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | Green Gully | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Marino | 27 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | St Albans Saints | 13 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Santa Ursula | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Naturally left-footed, he plays mainly as an attacking midfielder; he can, however, also operate in other positions, such as winger or second striker. He is well known for his ability to create goal scoring situations.
Club career
editEarly career
editBorn in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Vitaka joined Real Betis's youth team at the age of 17, having arrived from local side Real Unión de Tenerife.
Senior career
editVitaka made his senior debut with UD Tenerife Sur Ibarra, going on to appear in 19 official games for the club over the 2007/2008 season. The following year he moved to Spanish mainland signing for Arimesa Santomera CF.[1]
On 10 August 2010, Vitaka signed a one-year deal with OPAP Greek Football League club Kozani FC.[2] He made his debut on 9 September 2010 against Aspropyrgos Enosis playing the full 90 minutes in a 1-0 home win in which he was named Man of the Match.
The 2010/2011 season saw Kozani FC reach the fourth round of the Greek Cup where they faced Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos FC.
In February 2014, Australian club FC Bendigo signed Vitaka Rodriguez.[3][4][5] He played his first official game for Bendigo on 29 March 2014 in a 2-1 away defeat against Whittlesea Rangers FC.[6] Vitaka scored his first league goal with FC Bendigo on 9 May 2014 against Dandenong City in a 4-2 win.[7] When the season was over Vitaka had managed to score 3 goals and provided 11 assists in the 24 league games he played, attracting the attention of another National Premier League clubs including South Melbourne FC, Green Gully Cavaliers and Oakleigh Cannons FC.[8]
On 27 November 2014 Green Gully Cavaliers announced the signing of Vitaka on a 1-year deal. Vitaka said: "I’m very happy to have signed for Green Gully. It’s a club with a great history and one of the biggest in the National Premier League. I’m looking forward to the upcoming season.” In February 2015, it was confirmed that Rodriguez had suffered an osteitis pubis and would miss most of the season.
On 27 August 2015, Vitaka returned to Spain to sign for CD Marino on a one-year contract. He netted his first goal for CD Marino on 4 November when he started in a 1–2 away win against UD Orotava.
On 15 June 2016, Rodriguez signed for St Albans Saints SC during the PS4 National Premier League mid-season transfer window. He played his first official game for St Albans on 25 June 2016 in a 2-1 home win against Moreland Zebras.[9] Vitaka scored his first league goal with St Albans Saints SC on 16 July 2016 against Moreland City in a 2-2 draw.[10] On 3 September 2016, St Albans Saints defeated Whittlesea Ranges 1-0 in their last game of the season, with Vitaka Rodriguez scoring the winning goal to become the PS4 National Premier League's 2016 Champions.[11]
In September 2017, Vitaka returned to Spain to sign for CD Santa Ursula on a one-year contract. He played his first game for CD Santa Ursula on 23 September against CD Mensajero.
| Club | Country | Season |
|---|---|---|
| UD Tenerife Sur Ibarra |  Spain
|
2007–2008 |
| Arimesa Santomera CF | Spain
|
2008–2009 |
| CD Laguna SAD | Spain
|
2009–2010 |
| Kozani FC |  Greece
|
2010–2011 |
| AS Béziers |  France
|
2012–2013 |
| FC Bendigo |  Australia
|
2013–2014 |
| Green Gully Cavaliers | Australia
|
2014–2015 |
| CD Marino | Spain
|
2015–2016 |
| St Albans Saints SC | Australia
|
2016–2017 |
| CD Santa Ursula | Spain
|
2017– |
Honours
editClub
edit- PS4 National Premier League Champions 2016
References
edit- ^ "Vitaka, exjugador del Santomera, está realizando una gran temporada en Australia" (in Spanish). Trecera. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ "Player Profile: 'Βιτάκα Ροντρίγκεθ - Vitaka Rodríguez'". Kozani FC Official website. Greece. 10 August 2010. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ^ "Rodriguez makes his mark with FC Bendigo". Bendigo Advertiser. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ "Un tinerfeño en las antípodas" (in Spanish). Diario de Avisos. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "Entrevista a Vitaka" [Interview to Vitaka] (in Spanish). Marcha Deportiva. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ "'FC Bendigo tackles Whittlesea on Epping pitch'". Bendigo Advertiser. Melbourne, Australia. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "'FC Bendigo achieves first win on home turf'". Bendigo Advertiser. Australia. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "La innovadora aventura del 'canguro' Vitaka Rodríguez". Diario Marca (in Spanish). 11 November 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ "Vitaka Rodriguez nuevo fichaje del St Albans Saints australiano". Vavel (in Spanish). 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Primer gol de Vitaka Rodriguez con el St Albans Saints". Vavel (in Spanish). 16 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "El gol del "canguro" español que vale una liga". Diario Marca (in Spanish). 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.