Diego Rodríguez Cano

Diego Rodríguez

Personal information
Full name	Diego Sebastián Rodríguez Cano
Date of birth	28 May 1988(1988-05-28)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	11 September 2010(2010-09-11) (aged 22)
Place of death	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
–	Nacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2008–2009	Nacional	0	(0)
2009–2010	Central Español	27	(8)
2010	Nacional	3	(0)
Total		30	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Diego Sebastián Rodríguez Cano (28 May 1988 – 11 September 2010) was a Uruguayan professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Born in Montevideo, Rodríguez played for Nacional and Central Español.^[1]

Death

Rodríguez was seriously injured in a car crash in Montevideo on 9 September 2010, and was admitted to the ICU at Montevideo's La Española hospital. He had suffered brain and chest trauma as a result of the accident,^[2] and died two days later of cardiac arrest at the age of 22.^[3] Following Rodríguez' death, tributes have been coming in from Uruguayan football players: National team players Luis Suárez and Diego Forlán both dedicated their goals scored on Saturday to the memory of Rodríguez, as did Mario Regueiro, Luis Aguiar,^[4] Edinson Cavani^[5] and Sebastián "El Loco" Abreu.^[6] Forlán also commented the death on his Twitter account, offering his "condolences to Rodríguez' family, friends, fans of Nacional, and to football in Uruguay".^[7]

References

1. ^ "Player profile". Transfermarkt. http://ww.transfermarkt.de/en/diego-rodriguez-/profil/spieler_102457.html. Retrieved 11 September 2010. 
2. ^ (Spanish) "Falleció Diego Rodríguez". Ovación Diario Deportivo Digital. 11 September 2010. http://www.ovaciondigital.com.uy/100911/futnac-514566/futbolnacional/fallecio-diego-rodriguez. Retrieved 11 September 2010. 
3. ^ (Spanish) "Falleció Diego Rodríguez". Noticias Observa Uruguay. 11 September 2010. http://www.observa.com.uy/deporte/nota.aspx?id=101907. Retrieved 11 September 2010. 
4. ^ (Spanish) "Goles uruguayos para El Oreja". Noticias Observa Uruguay. 11 September 2010. http://www.observa.com.uy/deporte/nota.aspx?id=101922. Retrieved 11 September 2010. 
5. ^ http://napolipress.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14213:cavani-gol-dedicato-a-diego-rodriguez&catid=34:primo-piano&Itemid=53
6. ^ (Portuguese) "Abreu justifica comemoração discreta com morte de colega". Editora Abril. 13 September 2010. http://www.abril.com.br/noticias/esportes/futebol/botafogo-rj/abreu-justifica-comemoracao-discreta-morte-colega-1264957.shtml. Retrieved 13 September 2010. 
7. ^ (Spanish) "Twitter / Diego Forlan: Mi más sentido pésame a la ...". DiegoForlan7. 11 September 2010. http://twitter.com/DiegoForlan7/status/24212584496. Retrieved 11 September 2010. 

Persondata
Name	Rodriguez, Diego
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Date of birth	28 May 1988
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	11 September 2010
Place of death	Montevideo, Uruguay