Manolo Rodríguez

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José Manuel Rodríguez (* 1958 or 1959 in Mexico City ), better known as Manolo Rodríguez , is a former Mexican football player at the position of a defender , who in the 1980s to four times champion team of Club America belonged.

career

Manolo Rodríguez was signed before the 1979/80 season by Club América , where he was under contract until 1988 and during this time won the Mexican football championship four times and the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 1987 .

In a 2016 poll of Club América supporters, Manolo Rodríguez was named as one of the best defenders in Americanistas' history.

In 1993, when he was under contract with CF Pachuca , Manolo Rodríguez was accused of doping and the issue was covered extensively in the media. The Tuzos then dissolved the existing contract with him and Rodríguez found no more employment with another club. During this difficult time for him, Manolo Rodríguez thought of suicide . In order to be able to continue to support his family, he learned the trade of carpenter and plumber .

It was not until 2001 that he found his way back into the football business when his long-time club América made him the offer to work as a football teacher in its youth division.

successes

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jugadores en la historia del Club América (Spanish; accessed on January 21, 2017)
  2. ↑ Aficionados quieren a Manolo Rodríguez entre los mejores defensas del club America ( Memento of the original from January 21, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish; article from August 2, 2016) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / enteratede.com.mx

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personal data
SURNAME Rodríguez, Manolo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rodríguez, José Manuel (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION mexican soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Mexico City , Mexico