Sergio Rodríguez (footballer, born 1928)

Sergio Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Sergio Rodríguez Viera
Date of birth 4 April 1928
Place of birth Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
Date of death 6 April 1986(1986-04-06) (aged 58)
Place of death Alicante, Spain
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1949 Rampla Juniors
1949–1951 Stade Français 17 (6)
1950–1953 Málaga 70 (27)
1953–1954 Real Madrid 5 (0)
1954–1958 Hércules
1958–1960 Alicante
1960–1961 Orihuela Deportiva
1961–1962 Alicante
Managerial career
1955 Hércules (caretaker)
1957 Hércules
1958 Hércules (caretaker)
1959–1960 Alicante
1960–1961 Orihuela Deportiva
1962–1963 UD Tabernes
1964–1965 Monóvar CD
1965–1966 Orihuela Deportiva
1966–1967 Hércules (assistant)
1967–1968 Hércules
1968–1969 Mallorca
1971–1972 Español San Vicente
1973–1975 Alicante
1975–1978 UD Onil
1979–1981 Crevillente
1981–1982 Baza
1982–1983 Caravaca
1984–1985 Castalla CF
1986 Callosa Deportiva
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sergio Rodríguez Viera (4 April 1928 – 6 April 1986) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a midfielder, and football manager.

Playing career

Rodríguez played for the Uruguayan Primera División, French Ligue 1, and Spanish La Liga. After good seasons with Rampla Juniors played two seasons with the Stade Français which struggled to avoid relegation. In three seasons with CD Málaga where he scored goals, he signed for Real Madrid C.F. In Madrid played 5 league games. In the 1954–55 season he joined to Hércules CF where he spent 4 seasons at a good level. He was in Hércules where he started as player–manager on an interim basis. He later played on the third level with Alicante CF and Orihuela Deportiva CF, where he also served as player-coach these teams.

Coaching career

Then began a coaching career that led him to spend practically all categories of Spanish football. In the 1968–69 season reached promotion to RCD Mallorca in La Liga.[1]

Personal

Rodríguez' brother, Héctor Rodríguez Viera, was also a footballer, in teams as Club Nacional de Football.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Sergio Rodríguez, un uruguayo que triunfó en Mallorca" [Sergio Rodríguez, a Uruguayan who won in Mallorca]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 July 1969. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Somos como hermanos, pero buscaremos ganar" ("We are like brothers, but we will play to win"); Diario AS, 25 March 2010 (in Spanish)