Salvadoran footballer (born 1959)
In this
Spanish name
, the first or paternal
surname
is
Rodriguez
and the second or maternal family name is
Jimenez
.
Jaime Alberto Rodriguez Jimenez
(born 17 January 1959) is a former
football
player from
El Salvador
.
[1]
[2]
He represented his country at the
1982 FIFA World Cup
in Spain.
Playing career
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Club career
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From a very early age on, Rodriguez showed great skill and talent. After being selected by
C.D. Juventud Olimpica Metalio
then
Alianza
, he began a prolific football career, in the process becoming a legend in El Salvador, although not as highly rated as
Magico Gonzalez
.
A
defender
, Rodriguez played professionally for different clubs around the world. Among these were El Salvador's
Alianza
, Mexico's
Club Leon
and
F.C. Atlas
, and Germany's
Bayer Uerdingen
(now known as KFC Uerdingen 05). He also played for teams in Japan's
NKK
,
Yokohama Flugels
and Finland's
KPV
scoring 4 goals in 18 games during 1984?1985.
International career
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Nicknamed
La Chelona
, Rodriguez represented his country in fifteen
FIFA World Cup qualification
matches
[3]
and played in all three matches at the
1982 FIFA World Cup
in Spain.
His final international game was an April 1991
UNCAF Nations Cup
qualification match against
Nicaragua
.
Managerial career
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After retiring from football, Rodriguez started a coaching career at
Alianza
, but was sacked in 2002. Since then, he has been a strong advocate for improvement in football organisations and programs in
El Salvador
. He has also been a strong supporter for financial aid to Salvadoran sporting heroes of the past who are in need.
[4]
Since 2009, he is President of the Salvadoran Institute of Sport (INDES) and was appointed coordinator of the El Salvador national team and in 2007 became the assistant coach of the
Cuscatlecos
.
[5]
Rodriguez has participated in a charity match to raise funds for earthquake victims in his native El Salvador.
In 2012, Rodriguez was named member of the football commission of
FIFA
.
[6]
Club statistics
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Honours
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Individual honours
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References
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