| Ángel Luis Rodríguez | |
| Fullname: | Ángel Luis Rodríguez |
| Birth Date: | 15 February 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Panama |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Nacional |
| Youthclubs2: | Independiente Santa Fe |
| Years1: | 1996 |
| Clubs1: | Ejecutivo Jrs. |
| Years2: | 1997 |
| Years3: | 1998–2002 |
| Clubs3: | Tauro |
| Years4: | 1999 |
| Clubs4: | → FAS (loan) |
| Years5: | 2003–2006 |
| Years6: | 2005 |
| Clubs6: | Santa Rita |
| Years7: | 2006–2008 |
| Clubs7: | Sporting San Miguelito |
| Years8: | 2002–2004 |
| Years9: | 2005–2008 |
| Clubs9: | Sporting San Miguelito |
| Years10: | 2009–2011 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1995–2010 |
| Nationalteam1: | Panama |
| Nationalcaps1: | 59 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Ntupdate: | 15 August 2015 |
Ángel Luis Rodríguez (born 15 February 1976) is a retired Panamanian football midfielder.
Pito Rodríguez played in the youth teams of Uruguyan giants Nacional and Colombian outfit Independiente Santa Fe and started his senior career at Ejecutivo Jrs.,[1] played for San Francisco and Tauro and returned to San Francisco in December 2002.[2] While at Tauro, he went to Italy for a trial with Empoli in 1998.[3]
He had a spell abroad on loan at Salvadoran side FAS in 1999,[4] but left the club citing urgent family matters while denying any involvement in a Salvadoran road accident in which a person died and subsequently fleeing Salvadoran law.[5] In summer 2005, he went to play alongside compatriot Juan Carlos Cubillas for Ecuadoran second division team Santa Rita.[6]
He also played for Sporting San Miguelito and Árabe Unido, whom he joined a second time in summer 2009 from Sporting.[7]
He retired in July 2011.[8]
He played for the Panama U23 team in the 1997 Central American Games.[9]
Rodríguez made his debut for Panama in a January 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Nicaragua and has earned a total of 59 caps, scoring 3 goals.[10] He represented his country in 18 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and was a member of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup team, who finished second in the tournament.[11] [12]
His final international was a January 2010 friendly match against Chile.
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[13]
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 October 1999 | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly match | |||
| 2 | 22 June 2000 | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match | |||
| 3 | 24 April 2001 | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match |
After retiring as a player in July 2011, Rodríguez was named assistant to manager Jair Palacios at Árabe Unido.[14] He was appointed coach of Árabe Unido Reserves in summer 2014.[15]