Diego Rodríguez (footballer, born 1960)

Diego Rodríguez Fernández (born 20 April 1960), known simply as Diego, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Diego
Personal information
Full name Diego Rodríguez Fernández
Date of birth (1960-04-20) 20 April 1960
Place of birth La Orotava, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1970–1977 CD Vera
1977–1978 Tenerife
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1982 Tenerife 68 (7)
1982–1988 Betis 198 (4)
1988–1996 Sevilla 252 (8)
1996–1998 Albacete 46 (2)
1998–2002 Dos Hermanas 110 (3)
Total 674 (24)
National team
1980–1981 Spain U20 2 (0)
1980–1984 Spain U21 13 (0)
1982–1987 Spain U23 7 (0)
1984 Spain amateur 1 (0)
1988 Spain 1 (0)
Teams managed
2002 Ciudad Murcia (assistant)
2002 Ciudad Murcia
2008–2009 Sevilla C
2009–2010 Sevilla B
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

During his professional career, which spanned nearly two decades, he played for both Seville clubs, Betis and Sevilla, appearing in a total of 450 La Liga matches.[1]

Club career

Diego was born in La Orotava, Tenerife. Having started professionally with local CD Tenerife he joined Real Betis for the 1982–83 season, playing nearly 250 official matches and scoring four La Liga goals.

After six years, Diego joined Andalusia neighbours Sevilla FC, continuing as an undisputed starter almost until his final campaign, which was 1995–96. His lowest output with the club consisted of 24 games in the 1994–95 season, starting in all his appearances as the side qualified for the UEFA Cup as fifth.

Diego retired professionally in June 1998 at the age of 38, after competing in the second division with Albacete Balompié, but still played well into his 40s with another team in his region of adoption, amateur Dos Hermanas CF. In early 2002, immediately after quitting football, he began his coaching career, acting as assistant to Alfonso Guzmán at third level's Ciudad de Murcia but replacing him for the final ten matches of the season.

In 2008, Diego returned to Sevilla, starting with the C-team and upgrading the following year to the reserves.[2] His first game in charge of the latter was a 0–8 away loss against Hércules CF for the division two championship,[3] and, in mid-February 2010, he was sacked.[4]

International career

Diego earned one cap for the Spain national team, appearing in the second half of a 1–2 friendly loss with Czechoslovakia on 24 February 1988, in Málaga.[5] He was subsequently picked for the squad that appeared at that year's UEFA European Championship.

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References
  1. "Congratulations! Juan Carlos Valeron played his 400th La Liga game". Sport. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. Diego Rodríguez, nuevo entrenador del Sevilla Atlético (Diego Rodríguez, new Sevilla Atlético coach); Marca, 30 March 2009 (in Spanish)
  3. El Hércules manda un mensaje en forma de goleada (Hércules send message with goals galore); Marca, 5 April 2009 (in Spanish)
  4. Diego Rodríguez, destituido como técnico del Sevilla Atlético (Diego Rodríguez, fired as Sevilla Atlético manager); Orgullo de Nervión, 16 February 2010 (in Spanish)
  5. Ensayo fatal y derrota inquietante (Fatal rehearsal and troubling defeat); Mundo Deportivo, 25 February 1988 (in Spanish)
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