Jorge Rodríguez (footballer, born 1980)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez.
Jorge Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Jorge Eugenio Rodríguez Álvarez
Date of birth (1980-08-11) 11 August 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Cee, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Calasancio
Celta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2005 Celta B 111 (17)
2003–2005 Celta 2 (0)
2005–2006 Racing Ferrol 12 (2)
2006 Mérida 16 (0)
2006–2007 Ourense 33 (1)
2007–2008 Zamora 35 (2)
2008–2009 Pontevedra 32 (0)
2009–2012 Oviedo 77 (1)
2012–2013 Avilés 18 (0)
2013–2014 Compostela 8 (0)
2015–2016 Atlético Escairón 46 (7)
2016–2017 Lemos 15 (1)
2018–2019 Lalín 20 (3)
Total 425 (34)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jorge Eugenio Rodríguez Álvarez (born 11 August 1980) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Cee, Galicia, Rodríguez finished his development at RC Celta de Vigo's youth academy, and started his senior career with their reserves in the 1999–2000 season. On 18 January 2003, he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, starting in a 1–0 away loss against Real Sociedad.[1]

In summer 2005, Rodríguez signed with Racing de Ferrol of Segunda División. He joined Segunda División B club Mérida UD six months later, and competed at the same level the following eight years, representing CD Ourense, Zamora CF, Pontevedra CF,[2] Real Oviedo,[3] Real Avilés CF[4] and SD Compostela.[5]

References

  1. ^ Tambor de oro para el líder (Golden drums to the leaders); Mundo Deportivo, 19 January 2003 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ El Pontevedra completa la defensa con el ex céltico Jorge Rodríguez (Pontevedra complete defence with ex-Celta Jorge Rodríguez); La Voz de Galicia, 26 July 2008 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ El gallego Jorge Rodríguez, segundo fichaje del Oviedo (Galicia's Jorge Rodríguez, Oviedo's second signing); La Nueva España, 7 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Jorge Rodríguez ya es jugador del Real Avilés (Jorge Rodríguez is already a Real Avilés player); El Comercio, 19 September 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Jorge Rodríguez, última incorporación Compostela (Jorge Rodríguez, last Compostela addition); SD Compostela, 12 August 2013 (in Spanish)