Diego Rodríguez (footballer, born 1989) explained

Diego Rodríguez
Fullname:Diego Martín Rodríguez Berrini
Birth Date:4 September 1989
Birth Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Position:Defensive midfielder
Currentclub:Nacional
Clubnumber:15
Years1:2009–2014
Clubs1:Defensor Sporting
Caps1:87
Goals1:4
Years2:2013
Clubs2:Udinese (loan)
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:2013–2014
Clubs3:Godoy Cruz (loan)
Caps3:70
Goals3:2
Years4:2015–2018
Caps4:56
Goals4:2
Years5:2018–2021
Caps5:36
Goals5:0
Years6:2019
Clubs6:Defensa y Justicia (loan)
Caps6:14
Goals6:0
Years7:2020
Clubs7:San Lorenzo (loan)
Caps7:16
Goals7:1
Years8:2021
Caps8:13
Goals8:0
Years9:2021–
Caps9:41
Goals9:1
Nationalyears1:2008–2009
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2011
Nationalcaps2:5
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2012
Nationalcaps3:4
Nationalgoals3:0
Pcupdate:17:51, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Diego Martín Rodríguez Berrini (born 4 September 1989 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Nacional.

Club career

Rodríguez started his career playing with Defensor Sporting in 2009. He made his debut on 27 October 2009 against Tacuarembó F.C.

International career

Under-20

During 2009 Rodríguez played with the Uruguayan national under-20 football team at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt. Previously, he played at the 2009 South American U-20 Championship in Venezuela where his outstanding performances led the team to qualify to the Youth World Cup.

Under-22

In 2011, he was named in the Uruguay national football team under-22 squad for the 2011 Pan American Games. He was the team captain and played a vital role for the team, helping them to reach 3rd place in the tournament.

Olympic Team

He was called up by Óscar Tabárez to the Uruguayan Olympic football team that finished ninth at the 2012 Summer Olympics, held in London, Great Britain.[1]

Senior

On 7 November 2011 he was named in the squad for a FIFA World Cup qualification match against Chile in Montevideo.[2]

On 15 November 2011 he was named in the squad for a friendly match against Italy in Rome.

Notes and References

  1. News: Convocatoria Uruguay Fútbol Juegos Olímpicos Londres 2012. 8 July 2012. lovingfutbol.com. 8 July 2012. es. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120712010326/http://www.lovingfutbol.com/convocatoria-uruguay-futbol-juegos-olimpicos-londres-2012/. 12 July 2012.
  2. News: Emiliano Alfaro y Diego Rodriguez fueron citados a la selección de Uruguay . Qualification for Brazil . 7 November 2011 . 7 November 2011 . Spanish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426081602/http://www.eliminatoriasparabrasil2014.com/emiliano-alfaro-y-diego-rodriguez-fueron-citados-a-la-seleccion-de-uruguay/89/ . 26 April 2012 .