| Rodrigo Linares | |
| Fullname: | Rodrigo Nicolás Linares Coronel |
| Birth Date: | 15 May 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Rawson, Chubut, Argentina |
| Height: | 1.75 m[1] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | J.J. Moreno |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | CAI |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | → Argentinos Juniors (loan) |
| Years1: | 2012–2015 |
| Caps1: | 20 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2012 |
| Clubs2: | → Fútbol y Tenis (loan) |
| Years3: | 2013 |
| Clubs3: | → Villa Congreso (loan) |
| Years4: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs4: | → Argentinos Juniors (loan) |
| Years5: | 2016 |
| Caps5: | 12 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2016 |
| Clubs6: | Villa Congreso |
| Years7: | 2017–2018 |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Goals7: | 5 |
| Years8: | 2019 |
| Clubs8: | J.J. Moreno |
| Caps8: | 21 |
| Goals8: | 11 |
| Years9: | 2019 |
| Clubs9: | Caupolicán Cauquenes |
| Years10: | 2020 |
| Caps10: | 6 |
| Goals10: | 3 |
| Years11: | 2020–2021 |
| Caps11: | 20 |
| Goals11: | 2 |
| Years12: | 2021 |
| Clubs12: | → Deportes Valdivia (loan) |
| Caps12: | 9 |
| Goals12: | 7 |
| Years13: | 2022 |
| Caps13: | 0 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Years14: | 2022 |
| Caps14: | 5 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Years15: | 2022– |
| Clubs15: | J.J. Moreno |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Chile U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Rodrigo Nicolás Linares Coronel (born 15 May 1995) is an Argentine-Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for J.J. Moreno.
Born in Rawson, Argentina, Linares came to Comisión de Actividades Infantiles (CAI) youth system at the age of thirteen. After a trial in front of Hugo Tocalli, he was with Argentinos Juniors, making appearances for the reserve team.[2]
In his homeland, he also has played for Fútbol y Tenis from Río Negro,[3],[4] [5] Villa Congreso from Viedma,[6],[7] J.J. Moreno from Puerto Madryn[8] and Huracán de Comodoro.[9]
Abroad, he played for Chilean side Caupolicán from Cauquenes in 2019.[10] In 2020, he returned to Chile and joined Deportes Puerto Montt alongside his compatriot Jeremías Asencio.[11] [12] The next season, he joined on loan to Deportes Valdivia.[13] [2] After signing with Germinal Rawson for the 2022 season,[14] he rejoined Deportes Valdivia in the same season.[2]
In the second half of 2022, he switched to J.J. Moreno.[8]
Linares represented Chile at under-20 level in an international friendly championship in 2014, where he made three appearances and scored a goal against Uruguay,[2] and was in the preliminar list for the 2015 South American Championship alongside the also Argentine-born, Luciano Cabral.[15] [16]
Linares acquired the Chilean nationality by descent since his grandmother is a Chilean who came to Argentina at the age of twelve.[2] [15]