Mon Rodríguez
Costa Rican footballer (1928-2006)
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Ramón Luis "Mon" Rodríguez Soto (5 November 1928 – 13 November 2006), also known as Mon Rodríguez, was a Costa Rican footballer who played professionally in the Mexican Primera División.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ramón Luis Rodríguez Soto | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Tibás, San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Date of death | 13 November 2006 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Costa Rica | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unión Deportiva Tibaseña | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1954 | Orión | (45) | |
| 1954–1958 | Irapuato | ||
| 1958–1959 | Dragón | ||
| 1960 | Águila | ||
| 1961–1962 | Luis Ángel Firpo | ||
| 1963 | Zelaya | ||
| 1964 | Progreso | ||
| International career | |||
| 1953 | Costa Rica | 3 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Nicoya | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He also represented Costa Rica at international level.
Club career
Born in Tibás, San José, Rodríguez played as a forward. He began his career with local side Orión. He made his Costa Rican Primera División debut with Orión in 1949, scoring 13 goals in his first season.[1]
Rodríguez began playing professional football with Mexican Primera División side Irapuato in 1954. Four seasons later, he moved to El Salvador to play for Dragón and Águila. Next, Rodríguez began a career as a player-manager, first with Luis Ángel Firpo, Zelaya and Progreso of Honduras.[2] In 1965, he returned to Costa Rica where he retired from playing and managed local side Nicoya.[3]
International career
Rodríguez scored two goals in three appearances for the Costa Rica national football team, helping the side win the 1953 CCCF Championship.[1]
