Rodri (footballer, born 1979) explained

Rodri
Fullname:Rodrigo Gimeno Molina
Birth Date:21 September 1979
Birth Place:Valencia, Spain
Height:1.80NaN0
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Albacete
Years1:1997–2001
Years2:2000–2003
Years3:2003–2007
Years4:2007–2010
Years5:2010–2013
Clubs1:Albacete B
Clubs2:Albacete
Clubs3:Castellón
Clubs4:Hércules
Clubs5:Gimnàstic
Caps2:17
Caps3:143
Caps4:79
Caps5:64
Goals2:0
Goals3:9
Goals4:1
Goals5:4

Rodrigo Gimeno Molina (born 21 September 1979), commonly known as Rodri, is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder.

He amassed Segunda División totals of 215 matches and seven goals over one full decade, representing four clubs.

Football career

Born in Valencia, Rodri started professionally with Albacete Balompié, but appeared very rarely with the first team, leaving precisely when they returned to La Liga in 2003 after a seven-year absence, to which he contributed by appearing in only six second division games.

Rodri subsequently established at CD Castellón, helping the club promote from the third level in his second year. Starting in 2007–08, he played three seasons with Hércules CF in division two.

On 18 August 2010, after helping the Alicante side return to the top flight after a 13-year absence – 17 matches, but only six complete – Rodri moved to Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the second tier. In January 2013, aged 33, he terminated his contract with the Catalans.