Rodri (footballer, born 1934)

Rodri
Personal information
Full name Francisco Rodríguez García
Date of birth (1934-03-08)8 March 1934
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Date of death 17 May 2022(2022-05-17) (aged 88)
Place of death Spain
Position Defender
Youth career
1951–1954 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1956 España Industrial 37 (0)
1956–1958 Condal 62 (0)
1958–1966 Barcelona 82 (0)
1964 → Gimnàstic (loan) 10 (0)
Total 191 (0)
International career
1959 Spain B 1 (0)
1962 Spain 4 (0)
Managerial career
1966–1969 Barcelona (youth)
1969–1970 Condal
1970–1976 Barcelona (assistant)
1983 Catalonia (youth)
1986–1989 Catalonia (youth)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco Rodríguez García (8 March 1934 – 17 May 2022), known as Rodri, was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Rodri was born in Barcelona, Catalonia. After having already played his youth football at the club, he signed for FC Barcelona in 1958 from neighbours CD Condal.[1] He totalled 48 games over his first two seasons, in which La Liga was won, but appeared in only nine matches in his last four.[1]

Rodri made his debut in the top division with Condal, in a 6–0 away loss against Real Madrid on 9 September 1956,[2] with the campaign ending in relegation.[3] He left Barcelona in 1966 at the age of 32, retiring shortly after; he acted as assistant manager at his main team for six years, mostly under Rinus Michels.[1]

International career

Rodri earned four caps for Spain in 1962, and was included in the squad for that year's FIFA World Cup. In the tournament in Chile, he appeared in a 1–0 win over Mexico[4] and a 2–1 defeat to Brazil in a group-stage exit.[5]

Death

Rodri died on 17 May 2022, aged 88.[1]

Honours

Barcelona

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Legendary defender from the 1960s 'Rodri' passes away". FC Barcelona. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  2. ↑ Narbona, Juan (10 September 1956). "R. Madrid, 6 – Condal, 0". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  3. ↑ Tejedor Carnicero, José Vicente. "Spain, Final Tables 1949–1959". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  4. ↑ Mercé Valera, Andreu (4 June 1962). "España, 1 – Méjico, 0" [Spain, 1 – Mexico, 0]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  5. ↑ Mercé Valera, Andreu (7 June 1962). "Brasil, 2 – España, 1" [Brazil, 2 – Spain, 1]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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