Rodrigo Melendez | |
Fullname: | Rodrigo David Meléndez Araya |
Birth Date: | 3 October 1977 |
Birth Place: | Santiago, Chile |
Position: | Defensive midfielder |
Currentclub: | Deportes Linares |
Youthyears1: | 1990–1996 |
Youthclubs1: | Cobreloa |
Years1: | 1996–2003 |
Clubs1: | Cobreloa |
Caps1: | 142 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 2003–2004 |
Clubs2: | Quilmes |
Caps2: | 32 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2004–2005 |
Clubs3: | Estudiantes LP |
Caps3: | 42 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2006–2010 |
Clubs4: | Colo-Colo |
Caps4: | 132 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Years5: | 2011–2012 |
Clubs5: | Deportes Iquique |
Caps5: | 41 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2013 |
Clubs6: | San Luis |
Caps6: | 9 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2013 |
Clubs7: | San Antonio Unido |
Caps7: | 9 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 407 |
Totalgoals: | 3 |
Nationalyears1: | 2001–2007 |
Nationalteam1: | Chile |
Nationalcaps1: | 26 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Manageryears1: | 2014 |
Managerclubs1: | San Antonio Unido |
Manageryears2: | 2014 |
Managerclubs2: | Deportes Melipilla |
Manageryears3: | 2015–2016 |
Managerclubs3: | Unión La Calera (assistant) |
Manageryears4: | 2016–2017 |
Managerclubs4: | Cobreloa (caretaker) |
Manageryears5: | 2018 |
Managerclubs5: | Cobreloa |
Manageryears6: | 2019–2021 |
Managerclubs6: | Deportes Colina |
Manageryears7: | 2021 |
Managerclubs7: | Cobreloa |
Manageryears8: | 2023 |
Managerclubs8: | Iberia |
Managerclubs9: | Deportes Linares |
Manageryears9: | 2024- |
Rodrigo David Meléndez Araya (born 3 October 1977) is Chilean former professional footballer and current manager of Deportes Linares.[1] He played as a defensive midfielder in his years active.
During his football career, he has won seven Chilean league titles with Colo-Colo and Cobreloa.
He has represented Chile at Copa América in 2004 and 2007.
In June 2023, he signed with Iberia in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile.[2]
His son, Javier,[3] is a professional footballer from the Colo-Colo youth ranks who made his professional debut playing for Cobreloa in 2021.[4]
Cobreloa
Colo-Colo