Mon Rodríguez Explained

Mon Rodríguez
Fullname:Ramón Luis Rodríguez Soto
Birth Date:5 November 1928
Birth Place:Tibás, San José, Costa Rica
Death Place:Costa Rica
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Unión Deportiva Tibaseña
Years1:1949–1954
Goals1:45
Years2:1954–1958
Years3:1958–1959
Years4:1960
Years5:1961–1962
Years6:1963
Clubs6:Zelaya
Years7:1964
Clubs7:Progreso
Nationalyears1:1953
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:2
Managerclubs1:Nicoya

Ramón Luis "Mon" Rodríguez Soto (5 November 1928 – 13 November 2006), also known as Mon Rodríguez, was a Costa Rican footballer who played professionally in the Mexican Primera División.

He also represented Costa Rica at international level.

Club career

Born in Tibás, San José, Rodríguez played as a forward. He began his career with local side Orión. He made his Costa Rican Primera División debut with Orión in 1949, scoring 13 goals in his first season.[1]

Rodríguez began playing professional football with Mexican Primera División side Irapuato in 1954. Four seasons later, he moved to El Salvador to play for Dragón and Águila. Next, Rodríguez began a career as a player-manager, first with Luis Ángel Firpo, Zelaya and Progreso of Honduras. In 1965, he returned to Costa Rica where he retired from playing and managed local side Nicoya.[2]

International career

Rodríguez scored two goals in three appearances for the Costa Rica national football team, helping the side win the 1953 CCCF Championship.

Personal life

Rodríguez worked for many years at the Banco Popular, retiring in 1990. He was married and had two children.[3] He died in November 2006.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La Nacion. Calvo C., Rodrigo. Ramón Mon Rodríguez: El gol fue su gran compañero. Ramón Mon Rodríguez: El gol fue su gran compañero. Spanish. 16 November 2006.
  2. Web site: La Nacion. "Mon" Rodríguez en datos. "Mon" Rodríguez in data. Spanish. 20 December 2004.
  3. http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2006/noviembre/16/obituario896803.html Ramón Mon Rodríguez: El gol fue su gran compañero (Obituary)
  4. Web site: Cambio Politico. Efemérides 13 de noviembre 2011. Calendar 13 November 2011. Spanish. 13 November 2011.