Sergio Rodríguez (footballer, born 1928) explained

Sergio Rodríguez
Fullname:Sergio Rodríguez Viera
Birth Date:4 April 1928
Birth Place:Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
Death Place:Alicante, Spain
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1946–1949
Years2:1949–1951
Caps2:17
Goals2:6
Years3:1950–1953
Caps3:70
Goals3:27
Years4:1953–1954
Caps4:5
Goals4:0
Years5:1954–1958
Years6:1958–1960
Years7:1960–1961
Years8:1961–1962
Manageryears1:1955
Managerclubs1:Hércules (caretaker)
Manageryears2:1957
Managerclubs2:Hércules
Manageryears3:1958
Managerclubs3:Hércules (caretaker)
Manageryears4:1959–1960
Managerclubs4:Alicante
Manageryears5:1960–1961
Managerclubs5:Orihuela Deportiva
Manageryears6:1962–1963
Managerclubs6:UD Tabernes
Manageryears7:1964–1965
Managerclubs7:Monóvar CD
Manageryears8:1965–1966
Managerclubs8:Orihuela Deportiva
Manageryears9:1966–1967
Managerclubs9:Hércules (assistant)
Manageryears10:1967–1968
Managerclubs10:Hércules
Manageryears11:1968–1969
Managerclubs11:Mallorca
Manageryears12:1971–1972
Managerclubs12:Español San Vicente
Manageryears13:1973–1975
Managerclubs13:Alicante
Manageryears14:1975–1978
Managerclubs14:UD Onil
Manageryears15:1979–1981
Managerclubs15:Crevillente
Manageryears16:1981–1982
Managerclubs16:Baza
Manageryears17:1982–1983
Managerclubs17:Caravaca
Manageryears18:1984–1985
Managerclubs18:Castalla CF
Manageryears19:1986
Managerclubs19:Callosa Deportiva

Sergio Rodríguez Viera (4 April 1928 – 6 April 1986) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a midfielder, and football manager.

Playing career

Rodríguez played for the Uruguayan Primera División, French Ligue 1, and Spanish La Liga. After good seasons with Rampla Juniors played two seasons with the Stade Français which struggled to avoid relegation. In three seasons with CD Málaga where he scored goals, he signed for Real Madrid C.F. In Madrid played 5 league games. In the 1954–55 season he joined to Hércules CF where he spent 4 seasons at a good level. He was in Hércules where he started as player–manager on an interim basis. He later played on the third level with Alicante CF and Orihuela Deportiva CF, where he also served as player-coach these teams.

Coaching career

Then began a coaching career that led him to spend practically all categories of Spanish football. In the 1968–69 season reached promotion to RCD Mallorca in La Liga.[1]

Personal

Rodríguez' brother, Héctor Rodríguez Viera, was also a footballer, in teams as Club Nacional de Football.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Sergio Rodríguez, un uruguayo que triunfó en Mallorca. Sergio Rodríguez, a Uruguayan who won in Mallorca. Mundo Deportivo. Spanish. 5 July 1969. 21 May 2012.
  2. http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/futbol-somos-hermanos-buscaremos-ganar/20100325dasdaiftb_39/Tes "Somos como hermanos, pero buscaremos ganar" ("We are like brothers, but we will play to win")