Rodrigo Cordero
Costa Rican footballer (born 1973)
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Rodrigo Antonio Cordero Solano (born 4 December 1973) is a retired Costa Rican professional footballer.
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Rodrigo Cordero (2001) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Antonio Cordero Solano | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Moravia, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Municipal Puriscal | (7) | |
| 1995–1997 | Alajuelense | ||
| 1997 | Carmelita | ||
| 1998–2004 | Herediano | ||
| 2003 | Cartaginés | ||
| 2004–2005 | Brujas | 23 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Cartaginés | 28 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Pérez Zeledón | 26 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Puntarenas | 21 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Ramonense | 51 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Barrio Mexico | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000–2004 | Costa Rica | 34 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 16, 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals as of October 16, 2008 | |||
Club career
Cordero made his debut on 4 September 1994 for second division outfit Municipal Puriscal against Uruguay de Coronado.[1]
Nicknamed Rocky, he later played for Alajuelense, Herediano, Brujas,[2] Cartaginés,[3] Pérez Zeledón, Puntarenas,[4] Ramonense before moving to second division side Barrio Mexico in summer 2010.[5] He was a tough-tackling holding midfielder with enormous energy and determination.
International career
Cordero made his debut for Costa Rica in a friendly match against Paraguay on June 21, 2000[6] and has made 34 appearances for the Costa Rica national football team,[7] including 14 qualifying matches for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[8] He represented his country at the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup[9] as well as at the 2001 Copa América[10] and was a non-playing squad member at the 2002 World Cup.[11]
His final international was a June 2004 friendly against Nicaragua.
Career statistics
International goals
- Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | February 28, 2001 | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica |  Honduras | 2–2 | 2–2 | World Cup qualifier |