Rodrí (football player, 1934)

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Rodrí
Personnel
Surname Francisco Rodríguez García
birthday March 8, 1934
place of birth Barcelona ,  Spain
position defense
Juniors
Years station
1951-1953 CD Condal
1953-1955 FC Barcelona
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1955-1958 CD Condal 30 (0)
1958-1963 FC Barcelona 83 (0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1962 Spain 4 0(0)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1966-1967 FC Barcelona Youth
1967-1969 FC Barcelona amateurs
1969-1970 FC Barcelona
1970-1975 FC Barcelona (assistant coach)
1 Only league games are given.

Francisco Rodríguez García (born March 8, 1934 in Barcelona ) is a former Spanish football player .

Career as a player

In his youth, Rodrí, who was active as a defender, first played for CD Condal , a club from Barcelona. From there he moved to FC Barcelona in 1955 . Since he did not get into the starting line-up right away, he was transferred back to CD Condal in the same year, where he stayed until 1958. In 1958 he moved back to Barça. In the meantime, a world-class team had developed around goalkeeper Antoni Ramallets , midfield strategist Luis Suárez , László Kubala and the two ex-Hungarians Sándor Kocsis and Zoltán Czibor in the attack, and Rodrí was just the right defender, as the team did not have the class in the defensive area like in the offensive department.

Rodrí played 83 games (0 goals) for Barcelona from 1958 to 1963. In 1963 he ended his career at the age of 29. Rodrí took part in the 1962 World Cup in Chile with the Spanish national soccer team. Claiming to be one of the favorites, the Spaniards were eliminated in the preliminary round after losing to Czechoslovakia and Brazil and only being able to win against Mexico . Rodrí played 4 games for Spain in his career in which he failed to score.

Career as a coach

After his active career, Rodrí became a coach. First he coached the youth of FC Barcelona from 1966-67, before coaching the club's amateurs from 1967 to 1969. In 1969 he was hired by Barça as a first-team coach, but lost his post after a year.

In the following years Rodrí worked as Rinus Michels' assistant at Barça.

Success with FC Barcelona

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personal data
SURNAME Rodrí
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rodríguez García, Francisco (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION spanish soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH March 8, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Barcelona