Rodrigo Goldberg

Infobox Football biography
playername = Rodrigo Goldberg


fullname = Rodrigo Alejandro Goldberg Mierzejewski
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1971|08|9
cityofbirth = Santiago
countryofbirth = Chile
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs = Flagicon|CHI Universidad de Chile
years = 1989-1991 1992-1993 1994-1997 1997 1998 1998-2000 2000-2004 2005-2006
clubs = Universidad de Chile Santiago Wanderers Universidad de Chile Maccabi Tel Aviv Universidad Católica "Injured" Maccabi Tel Aviv Santiago Morning
caps(goals) = - (-) - (-) - (-) - (-) - (-) - (-) 75 (28) - (-)
nationalyears = 1995-1997
nationalteam = Flagicon|CHI Chile
nationalcaps(goals) = 13 (4)

Rodrigo Goldberg (born August 9, 1971) is a former Chilean international football player. As a player, he gained national notoriety in Israel for his talented play with Maccabi Tel Aviv and good use of the Hebrew language [cite web |url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3241371,00.html |title=רודריגו גולדברג: "קראו לי בצ'ילה יהודי זבל" |accessdate=2007-05-21 |accessmonthday= |accessdaymonth = |accessyear= |author= |last=Sagi |first=Miki |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2006-04-19 |year= |month= |format=HTML |work= |publisher=Yedioth Ahronoth |pages= |language=Hebrew |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] . Today, he works as a commentator on Canal del Fútbol in Chile.

Time in Israel

Goldberg was an integral part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv squad that took back to back cup titles and a league championship thereafter [cite web |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3241471,00.html |title='They called me Jewish garbage' |accessdate=2007-05-21 |accessmonthday= |accessdaymonth = |accessyear= |author= |last=Sagi |first=Miki |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2006-04-19 |year= |month= |format=HTML |work= |publisher=Yedioth Ahronoth |pages= |language=English |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] . He had a strained relationship with club captain, Avi Nimni, and even verbally criticized him in the Israeli media before returning to Chile [cite web |url=http://www.tam.co.il/3_10_2003/sport1.htm |title=נמני: "גורמים במכבי הסיתו שחקנים נגדי" |accessdate=2007-05-21 |accessmonthday= |accessdaymonth = |accessyear= |author= |last=Zenzifer |first=Nadav |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2003-03-10 |year= |month= |format=HTML |work= |publisher=Iton Tel Aviv |pages= |language=Hebrew |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] .

Return to Chile

After playing for four seasons in Israel, Goldberg returned to his native Chile to play for Santiago Morning. During a club match against Palestino, he was subjected to anti-semitic abuse from the oppositions supporters despite the fact that he is not Jewish [cite web |url=http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=155681 |title=Insultos antisemitas en torneo chileno |accessdate=2007-05-21 |accessmonthday= |accessdaymonth = |accessyear= |author=AFP |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2006-04-18 |year= |month= |format=HTML |work= |publisher=Univision.com |pages= |language=Spanish |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] .

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.one.co.il/c.aspx?target=%2FsiteCtr2%2Easp%3Fcategoryid%3D1%26tableid%3D1%26teamid%3D3%26playerid%3D29665%26Season%5FID%3D03%2D04%26nocache%3D1 Profile and statistics of Rodrigo Goldberg on One.co.il]
* [http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugador2.asp?codigo=26961 Limited profile of Rodrigo Goldberg on the Base de datos del futbol Argentino]