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Francisco Javier Rodríguez 
Personal information Full name Francisco Javier Rodríguez Pinedo Date of birth 10 October 1981 Place of birth Mazatlán, Mexico Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] Playing position Centre back Club information Current club VfB Stuttgart Number 14 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2002–2008 Guadalajara 171 (4) 2008–2011 PSV 60 (4) 2011– VfB Stuttgart 11 (1) National team‡ 2004– Mexico 65 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 October 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2011Francisco Javier Rodríguez Pinedo (born 10 October 1981) known as Maza is a Mexican football defender. He currently plays for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.
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Club career
Guadalajara
Rodríguez was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa.[1] which is the origin of his nickname "Maza" short for Mazatleco. He began his professional career with Guadalajara, debuting for the club during the 2002 Apertura tournament.
In the Apertura 2006, he helped to tie the final game, which Chivas won 2–1 against Toluca, and helped Chivas win their 11th championship in the Primera División de México
PSV Eindhoven
On 9 May 2008, it was announced that he was transferred for $1.8m to Dutch club PSV Eindhoven. Maza started his debut season mostly on the bench, and proved to be an alternative as one of two centre backs such as Dirk Marcellis. He scored his first goal with the Dutch giants on 25 November 2008 with a blistering 30 yard shot against Heracles Almelo. Maza plays with the number four jersey, previously worn by Manuel da Costa who transferred to ACF Fiorentina in January 2008.
Has played a more central role in the team for the 2009–2010, he's won a starting spot in the defence both for the Dutch League Tournament and the UEFA Europa League.
VfB Stuttgart
On 14 July 2011, Rodríguez signed a three-year contract with VfB Stuttgart for an undisclosed fee. Rodríguez scored his first goal on his debut in a 14–0 win.[2][3] Rodríguez made his Bundesliga debut on 6 August 2011 in a 3–0 win against Schalke 04. He registered an assist in the 37th minute to Cacau which gave Stuttgart a 2–0 lead.[4]
International career
Rodríguez was part of the Mexican 2004 Olympic football team, that exited in the first round, having finished third in group A, below group winners Mali and South Korea.
On 2 April 2006, he was called up to play for the Mexico national team by head coach Ricardo Lavolpe. He played one game in the 2006 World cup, playing against Portugal.
Rodríguez was a part of the Mexico squad who participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He was a starter for all of Mexico's group matches, and played the Round of 16 match against Argentina.
During the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Rodríguez, and four other members of the Mexican National Team, tested positive for the banned substance of Clenbuterol and were withdrawn from the team's tournament squad.[5] However, all players were exonerated as FIFA determined that the accused had accidentally ingested the banned substance through contaminated meat that had been served during a pre-tournament training camp.[6]
However, World Anti-Doping Agency appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to request a ban.[7] But on 12 October 2011 WADA withdrew this request after the full file was available for them.[8]
Statistics
Career Statistics
As of 29 October 2011[9][10][11][12]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Mexico League Cup North America Total 2002–03 Guadalajara Primera División 2 0 – – 2 0 2003–04 32 0 – – 32 0 2004–05 30 0 – – 30 0 2005–06 26 0 – 7 0 33 0 2006–07 44 4 – – 44 4 2007–08 37 1 2 1 6 1 45 2 Netherlands League KNVB Cup Europe Total 2008–09 PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie 9 1 – – 3 0 12 1 2009–10 29 1 2 0 7 0 38 1 2010–11 22 2 3 0 6 0 31 2 Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total 2011–12 VfB Stuttgart Bundesliga 11 1 2 0 – – 13 1 Total Mexico 171 4 2 1 13 1 186 6 Netherlands 60 4 5 0 16 0 81 4 Germany 11 1 2 0 0 0 13 1 Career total 242 9 9 1 29 1 280 11 International Statistics
As of 11 November 2011
National team Year Apps Goals Mexico 2004 10 0 2005 16 1 2006 7 0 2007 8 0 2008 0 0 2009 2 0 2010 13 0 2011 9 0 Total 65 1 International goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 8 July 2005 The Home Depot Center, Carson, United States 
South Africa1–2 1–2 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup Honours
Club
- Johan Cruijff Shield (1): 2008
References
- ^ a b "Francisco Javier Rodríguez Pinedo". Soccerway. http://uk.soccerway.com/players/francisco-javier-rodriguez-pinedo/420/. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "VfB sign Maza". VfB Stuttgart. 14 July 2011. http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2011/verpflichtung-maza/page/829-0-1-1310715690.html. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ "Francisco ´Maza´ Rodríguez moves to VfB Stuttgart". PSV Eindhoven. 15 July 2011. http://www.psv.nl/News/News-page/Francisco-Maza-Rodriguez-moves-to-VfB-Stuttgart.htm. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ "VfB Stuttgart 3 - 0 Schalke 04". ESPN Soccernet. 6 August 2011. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/commentary?id=321039&cc=5901. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ "Five Mexico Players Test Positive". ESPN Soccernet. 9 June 2011. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/927130/five-mexico-gold-cup-players-test-positive?cc=5901. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "FMF absolvió a acusados de dopaje" (in Spanish). ESPNDeportes Mexico. 10 July 2011. http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=1332588&s=mex&type=story. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "FOOTBALL – THE CAS DISMISSES URGENT REQUEST FOR A STAY FILED BY OLYMPIAKOS VOLOU". The Court of Arbitration for Sport. 17 August 2011. http://www.tas-cas.org/en/infogenerales.asp/4-3-5134-1092-4-1-1/5-0-1092-15-1-1/. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ^ "WADA withdraws CAS appeal in case of Mexican footballers". World Anti-Doping Agency. 12 October 2011. http://www.wada-ama.org/en/News-Center/Articles/WADA-withdraws-CAS-appeal-in-case-of-Mexican-footballers/. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Francisco Rodríguez". Soccernet. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=28184&cc=5901. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "Medio Tiempo stats". http://www.mediotiempo.com/jugador.php?id_jugador=4631&todos=1&id_liga=1.[dead link]
- ^ "Francisco Javier Pinedo Rodriguez". ESPN Soccernet. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=76924&cc=5901. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "Maza > Club matches". worldfootball.net. http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/maza/2/. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
External links
- Francisco Javier Rodríguez at National-Football-Teams.com
- 'Francisco Javier Rodríguez at fussballdaten.de (German)
VfB Stuttgart – current squad 1 Ulreich · 3 Molinaro · 4 Kvist · 5 Tasci · 6 Niedermeier · 7 Harnik · 8 Kuzmanović · 11 Audel · 13 Gebhart · 14 Rodríguez · 15 Boka · 16 Traoré · 17 Delpierre (c) · 18 Cacau · 20 Gentner · 21 Boulahrouz · 22 Ziegler · 23 Schieber · 24 Bah · 27 Celozzi · 28 Hajnal · 29 Pogrebnyak · 31 Okazaki · 34 Bauer · 36 Hemlein · 38 Bičakčić · Manager: Labbadia
Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Mazatlán
- People from Sinaloa
- Mexican footballers
- Mexican expatriate footballers
- Association football defenders
- Mexico international footballers
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Mexico
- 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2007 Copa América players
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players
- Primera División de México players
- Chivas de Guadalajara footballers
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Eredivisie players
- PSV Eindhoven players
- Mexican expatriates in the Netherlands
- VfB Stuttgart players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- Mexican expatriates in Germany
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