Darío Rodríguez

Darío Rodríguez

Personal information
Full name	Octavio Darío Rodríguez Peña
Date of birth	17 September 1974 (1974-09-17) (age 37)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	Peñarol
Number	22
Youth career
1979–1984	Huracan Villegas
1984–1989	Higos del Mar
1990–1994	Sud América
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1994–1995	Sud América	23	(0)
1995–1996	Toluca	27	(1)
1997–1998	Bella Vista	30	(1)
1998–2002	Peñarol	111	(8)
2002–2008	Schalke 04	102	(6)
2008–	Peñarol	64	(1)
National team
2000–2007	Uruguay	51	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 June 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Peña.

Octavio Darío Rodríguez Peña (born 17 September 1974 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan footballer who currently plays as a Left back for Peñarol. He was capped 51 times for the Uruguay national team.^[1]

Club career

Rodríguez has played the majority of his club football for Peñarol, and Schalke 04. His other clubs include Sud América and Bella Vista and Toluca. He left Schalke 04 in January 2008 and returned to Peñarol.

International career

For the Uruguay, he was a participant at the 2002 World Cup and scored Uruguay's first goal of the tournament, a volley that curled into the top left corner of the goal. He worn the captain's armband for Uruguay. He also played at 2004^[2] and 2007 Copa América.^[3]

International stats

^[4]

Uruguay national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2000	9	2
2001	8	0
2002	7	1
2003	1	0
2004	9	0
2005	8	1
2006	2	0
2007	7	0
Total	51	4

International goals

Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	17 February 2000	Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado	Hungary League[5]	2–0	2–0	Friendly
2.	18 July 2000	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo	Bolivia	2–1	3–1	2002 World Cup qualifier
3.	1 June 2002	Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan	Denmark	1–1	1–2	2002 World Cup
4.	12 November 2005	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo	Australia	1–0	1–0	2006 World Cup qualifier play-offs

References

1. ^ rsssf: Uruguay record international footballers
2. ^ rsssf: Copa América 2004
3. ^ rsssf: Copa América 2007
4. ^ "Octavio Dario Rodriguez – International Appearances". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/intldetails/2000ic1.html. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
5. ^ "International Matches 2000". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/intldetails/2000ic1.html. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 

External links

• Career details at National Football Teams
• (Spanish) Profile at Tenfield
• (German) Darío Rodríguez Career Statistics

Persondata
Name	Rodriguez, Dario
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Date of birth	17 September 1974
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
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