Juan Rodríguez Vega Explained

Juan Rodríguez Vega
Fullname:Juan Carlos Rodríguez Vega
Birth Date:16 January 1944
Birth Place:Santiago, Chile
Height:1.70 m
Position:Defender
Years1:1963–1969
Years2:1970–1971
Caps2:10
Goals2:0
Years3:1971–1977
Caps3:77
Goals3:1
Years4:1978
Years5:1979
Years6:1980
Nationalyears1:1968–1974
Nationalcaps1:26
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1981
Managerclubs1:Ñublense
Manageryears2:1981
Managerclubs2:San Luis
Manageryears3:1982
Managerclubs3:Santiago Wanderers
Manageryears4:1983
Managerclubs4:Deportes La Serena
Manageryears5:1984–1985
Managerclubs5:Coquimbo Unido
Manageryears6:1990
Managerclubs6:Unión Española (youth)
Manageryears7:1995
Managerclubs7:Colo-Colo (youth)
Manageryears8:2002
Managerclubs8:PSMS Medan
Manageryears9:2004
Managerclubs9:Persita Tangerang
Manageryears10:2004–2005
Managerclubs10:Sowite Raha
Manageryears11:2005
Managerclubs11:Kendari Utama

Juan Carlos Rodríguez Vega (16 January 1944 – 1 September 2021) was a Chilean footballer and manager who played as a defender. He made 26 appearances for the Chile national team.

Club career

Rodríguez began his playing career with Chilean first division club C.F. Universidad de Chile. He won the Chilean league four times (1964, 1965, 1967 and 1969) with Universidad de Chile.[1] He moved to Primera División (First Division) side Atlético Español in 1973, the club where he would win the 1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.[2]

International career

Rodríguez played for the Chile national team at the 1974 FIFA World Cup finals in West Germany.

Managerial career

After playing for Ñublense, in 1981, he began his managerial career in the same club, working for several Chilean clubs in both the Primera and Segunda División,[3] and for Indonesian clubs,[4] coaching PSMS Medan in 2002[5] and Persita Tangerang alongside his brother Manuel in 2004.[6] [7]

Personal life

He had two older brothers who were professional footballers: Gabriel Rodríguez Vega and Manuel Rodríguez Vega.[8]

His sons, Juan and Francisco Rodríguez Rubio, were also professional footballers who made his career mainly in Indonesia.[9]

Honours

Universidad de Chile
Atlético Español

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ferplei.com/category/efemerides/page/27/ Efemérides: 16 de enero
  2. Web site: Goloboy, Jim . Stokkermans, Karel. Central American Club Competitions 1975. . 3 April 2009.
  3. Web site: Juan RODRÍGUEZ Vega . Memoria Wanderers . 24 September 2021 . es.
  4. asifuch . 1433093684329910275 . Como @asifuch lamentamos el fallecimiento a los 77 años de Juan Rodríguez Vega (16/01/1944). . 1 September 2021 . 24 September 2021 . es.
  5. (V y B sports) Nuestro primer programa, junto al ex Wanderers Mauricio Neveu on Facebook . 16 June 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  6. Web site: Abarzúa . Esteban . Secretos de camarín . DeadBall . 19 August 2022 . es . 30 March 2020.
  7. Web site: #entrevistaCTF Simón Elissetche, el chileno campeón en Timor Oriental · Colegio de Entrenadores de Fútbol . Colegio de Entrenadores de Fútbol . 19 August 2022 . es . 29 October 2020.
  8. Web site: Fernández . Denís . El último guerrillero del Ballet Azul . . 24 September 2021 . es . 27 October 2018 . No fue el único. Su hermano Gabriel (otrora presidente del Sifup), y su hermano Juan, integrante también del Ballet Azul, seleccionado nacional y zaguero central mucho más recordado, más reconocido, siguieron su camino..
  9. https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1116635745095306&type=3 Album del Recuerdo: Futbolistas Chilenos en Indonesia