Panamanian footballer (born 1976)
Ángel Luis Rodríguez (born 15 February 1976) is a retired Panamanian football midfielder.
Club career
Pito Rodríguez played in the youth teams of Uruguyan giants Nacional and Colombian outfit Independiente Santa Fe[1] and started his senior career at Ejecutivo Jrs.,[2] played for San Francisco and Tauro and returned to San Francisco in December 2002.[3] While at Tauro, he went to Italy for a trial with Empoli in 1998.[4]
He had a spell abroad on loan at Salvadoran side FAS in 1999,[1] but left the club citing urgent family matters while denying any involvement in a Salvadoran road accident in which a person died and subsequently fleeing Salvadoran law.[5] In summer 2005, he went to play alongside compatriot Juan Carlos Cubillas for Ecuadoran second division team Santa Rita.[6]
He also played for Sporting San Miguelito and Árabe Unido, whom he joined a second time in summer 2009 from Sporting.[7]
He retired in July 2011.[8]
International career
He played for the Panama U23 team in the 1997 Central American Games.[9]
Rodríguez made his debut for Panama in a January 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Nicaragua and has earned a total of 59 caps, scoring 3 goals.[10] He represented his country in 18 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[11] and was a member of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup team, who finished second in the tournament.[12][13]
His final international was a January 2010 friendly match against Chile.
International goals
- Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[14]
Managerial career
After retiring as a player in July 2011, Rodríguez was named assistant to manager Jair Palacios at Árabe Unido.[15] He was appointed coach of Árabe Unido Reserves in summer 2014.[16]
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