Rodrigo Meléndez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Meléndez and the second or maternal family name is Araya.
Rodrigo Melendez
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo David Meléndez Araya
Date of birth (1977-10-03) 3 October 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Deportes Linares
Youth career
1990–1996 Cobreloa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2003 Cobreloa 142 (1)
2003–2004 Quilmes 32 (0)
2004–2005 Estudiantes LP 42 (0)
2006–2010 Colo-Colo 132 (2)
2011–2012 Deportes Iquique 41 (0)
2013 San Luis 9 (0)
2013 San Antonio Unido 9 (0)
Total 407 (3)
International career
2001–2007 Chile 26 (1)
Managerial career
2014 San Antonio Unido
2014 Deportes Melipilla
2015–2016 Unión La Calera (assistant)
2016–2017 Cobreloa (caretaker)
2018 Cobreloa
2019–2021 Deportes Colina
2021 Cobreloa
2023 Iberia
2024- Deportes Linares
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rodrigo David Meléndez Araya (born 3 October 1977) is a Chilean former professional footballer and current manager of Deportes Linares.[1] He played as a defensive midfielder in his years active.

During his football career, he has won seven Chilean league titles with Colo-Colo and Cobreloa.

International career

He has represented Chile at Copa América in 2004 and 2007.

International goals

Managerial career

In June 2023, he signed with Iberia in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile.[2]

Personal life

His son, Javier,[3] is a professional footballer from the Colo-Colo youth ranks who made his professional debut playing for Cobreloa in 2021.[4]

Honours

Player

Cobreloa

Colo-Colo

References

  1. ^ "¿Qué fue de Rodrigo 'Kalule' Meléndez?". El Gráfico (in Spanish). 12 August 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. ^ "¡Nueva aventura para Kalule! Rodrigo Meléndez se hace cargo de Deportes Iberia con la durísima tarea de zafar del descenso". Bolavip Chile (in Spanish). 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Javier Meléndez :: Javier Meléndez :: Cobreloa". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  4. ^ Gómez, Bastián (17 September 2021). "Paredes, Tudor y Caputto: los juveniles hijos de viejos cracks del fútbol chileno". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.