Jaime Rodríguez

Football player infobox
playername = Jaime Rodríguez


fullname = Jaime Alberto Rodríguez
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1959|1|17|df=y
cityofbirth = San Salvador
countryofbirth = El Salvador
height =
currentclub = Retired
clubnumber = 4
position = Right-back
Centreback
youthyears = 1974
youthclubs = C.D. Juventud Olímpica Metalio
years = 1984-1985 1992-1993
clubs = Alianza F.C. C.D. FAS Club Léon F.C. Atlas A.C. Bayer Uerdingen KPV Yokohama Flugels
caps(goals) = 18 (4)
nationalyears = 1982-1990
nationalteam = El Salvador
nationalcaps(goals) = 50 (2)
manageryears = 2000 2002
managerclubs = Alianza F.C. San Salvador F.C.
pcupdate = 2008
ntupdate =

Jaime Alberto Rodríguez(born 17 January,1959) is a former soccer player from El Salvador who represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.

From a very early age on, he was very skilful and talented and after being selected by C.D. Juventud Olímpica Metalio then Alianza F.C. began a prolific career in soccer becoming a legend in El Salvador although not highly as rated compared to Mágico González. He continued playing internationally between 1982-1990 including the 1982 World Cup Finals in Spain.

After retiring from soccer he started a coaching career at Alianza F.C. but was sacked in 2002. Since then he has been a strong advocate for improvement in soccer organisations and programs in El Salvador. Recently, Jaime has been appointed as the Coordinator of the Salvadoran national football teams and is the assistant coach of the El Salvador.

Jaime ("La Chelona") Rodríguez has participated in a charity match to raise funds for earthquake victims in his native El Salvador.

The defender played professionally for different clubs around the world. Among these were El Salvador's Alianza F.C., Mexico's Club Léon and Germany's Bayer Uerdingen. He also played for teams in Japan's Yokohama Flugels and Finland's KPV scoring 4 goals in 18 games during 1984-1985.

Honours

Individual Honours

* Named the top 25 players in 1986
* Selection of the concacaf

External links

*http://www.masconazo.com/deportes/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1086&Itemid=1
*http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=57018/index.html