Juan José Rodríguez | |
Fullname: | Juan José Rodríguez Morales |
Birth Date: | 1967 6, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Tacares de Grecia, Costa Rica |
Position: | Defender, Leftback |
Years1: | 1994–1997 |
Clubs1: | Belén |
Years2: | 2001–2004 |
Nationalyears1: | 2002 |
Nationalteam1: | Costa Rica |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Juan José Rodríguez Morales (born 23 June 1967) is a retired Costa Rican football player.
Nicknamed Peché, the defender played for a few teams, including San Carlos.
Rodríguez made his debut at almost 35 years of age for Costa Rica in an April 2002 friendly match against Japan and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. All games were 2002 World Cup warm-up games. He was a surprise inclusion in Costa Rica's 2002 FIFA World Cup squad,[1] although he played no part in the tournament.[2] He later denied allegations he was selected due to family relations with coach Alexandre Guimarães.
His final international was a May 2002 friendly against Belgium.
Rodríguez is married to Kattia Vargas and they have three children.[3] He works at the Comité Cantonal de Deportes de San Carlos.[4]