Jorge Rodríguez (footballer, born 1971)

Jorge Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name	Jorge Humberto Rodríguez Alvárez
Date of birth	20 May 1971
Place of birth	San Alejo, El Salvador
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s)	Defender; Midfielder
Youth career
1987	Atiquizaya
1988	CD Santa Anita
Senior career*
National team
Teams managed
2013–2016	AD Isidro Metapán
2015	El Salvador (interim)
2017–2018	Alianza FC[1]
2018	El Salvador (interim)
2018	Alianza FC (assistant)
2019	Alianza FC
2019–2020	Cobán Imperial
2020	CD FAS
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jorge Humberto Rodríguez Alvárez (born 20 May 1971 in San Alejo, El Salvador) is a former Salvadoran professional footballer and currently manager.[2]

He was one of the mainstays of the El Salvador national football team during the second half of the 1990s.[3][4]

Club career

Nicknamed El Zarco, Rodríguez started his career with Salvadoran Second Division outfit Huracán and has played professionally for Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador sides Isidro Metapán, FAS, Águila and Alianza as well as for Dallas Burn (now FC Dallas) of Major League Soccer.

In his six seasons with the Dallas Burn, Rodríguez appeared in 155 matches, scoring 25 goals.[5]

Rodríguez made his debut for El Salvador in an April 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification against Nicaragua and has earned over a period of 14 years a total of 71 caps, scoring 9 goals. He has represented his country in 24 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[6] and played at the 1991, 1995[7] and 2001 UNCAF Nations Cups[8] as well as at the 1996,[9] 1998[10] and 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[11]

His final international game was a November 2004 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Panama.

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 November 1995	Estadio Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador	Yugoslavia	1–2	1–4	Friendly match
2	10 December 1995	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Costa Rica	2–0	2–1	1995 UNCAF Nations Cup
3	1 December 1996	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Cuba	3–0	3–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	5 March 2000	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Belize	2–0	5–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	16 April 2000	People's Stadium, Orange Walk Town, Belize	Belize	3–0	3–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	15 November 2000	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Jamaica	2–0	2–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	23 May 2001	Estadio Excélsior, Puerto Cortés, Honduras	Nicaragua	1–0	3–0	2001 UNCAF Nations Cup
8	23 May 2001	Estadio Excélsior, Puerto Cortés, Honduras	Nicaragua	3–0	3–0	2001 UNCAF Nations Cup
9	18 August 2004	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Panama	2–1	2–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

The nickname El Zarco comes from the Spanish word for light blue, and refers to the color of his eyes.

FAS
- Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador (La Primera) (2): 1994–95, 1995–96
Águila
- La Primera (2): 2000 Apertura, Clausura 2001
- Copa Presidente (1): 2000
Metapán
- La Primera (2): Clausura 2007, Apertura 2008
Dallas Burn:
- U.S. Open Cup (1): 1997

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