Diego Rodríguez (footballer, born 1988) explained
| Diego Rodríguez |
| Fullname: | Diego Sebastián Rodríguez Cano |
| Birth Date: | 28 May 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Death Place: | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Position: | Defender |
| Years1: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs1: | Nacional |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs2: | Central Español |
| Caps2: | 27 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 2010 |
| Clubs3: | Nacional |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 30 |
| Totalgoals: | 8 |
Diego Sebastián Rodríguez Cano (28 May 1988 – 11 September 2010) was a Uruguayan professional footballer who played as a defender.
Career
Born in Montevideo, Rodríguez played for Nacional and Central Español.
Death
Rodríguez was seriously injured in a car crash in Montevideo on 9 September 2010, and was admitted to the ICU at Montevideo's La Española hospital. He had suffered brain and chest trauma as a result of the accident,[1] and died two days later of cardiac arrest at the age of 22.[2] Following Rodríguez' death, tributes came in from Uruguayan football players: national team players Luis Suárez and Diego Forlán both dedicated their goals scored on Saturday to the memory of Rodríguez, as did Mario Regueiro, Luis Aguiar,[3] Edinson Cavani[4] and Sebastián "El Loco" Abreu.[5] Forlán also commented the death on his Twitter account, offering his "condolences to Rodríguez' family, friends, fans of Nacional, and to football in Uruguay".[6]
His remains are buried at Parque del Reencuentro.
Notes and References
- Web site: 11 September 2010 . Falleció Diego Rodríguez . Ovación Diario Deportivo Digital . es . 11 September 2010 . 15 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100915033317/http://www.ovaciondigital.com.uy/100911/futnac-514566/futbolnacional/fallecio-diego-rodriguez . dead .
- Web site: 11 September 2010 . Falleció Diego Rodríguez . dead . Noticias Observa Uruguay . es . 11 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100914105555/http://www.observa.com.uy/Deporte/nota.aspx?id=101907 . 14 September 2010.
- Web site: 11 September 2010 . Goles uruguayos para El Oreja . dead . Noticias Observa Uruguay . es . 11 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100914105915/http://www.observa.com.uy/Deporte/nota.aspx?id=101922 . 14 September 2010.
- http://napolipress.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14213:cavani-gol-dedicato-a-diego-rodriguez&catid=34:primo-piano&Itemid=53
- Web site: 13 September 2010 . Abreu justifica comemoração discreta com morte de colega . dead . Editora Abril . pt . 13 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716024149/http://www.abril.com.br/noticias/esportes/futebol/botafogo-rj/abreu-justifica-comemoracao-discreta-morte-colega-1264957.shtml . 16 July 2011.
- Web site: 11 September 2010 . Twitter / Diego Forlan: Mi más sentido pésame a la ... . DiegoForlan7 . es . 11 September 2010.
