Alberto Junior Rodríguez

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Alberto Rodríguez
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Personal information
Full name Alberto Junior Rodríguez Valdelomar
Date of birth (1984-03-31) 31 March 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Lima, Peru
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Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Sporting Cristal
Youth career
Deportivo Wanka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Sporting Cristal 155 (10)
2007–2011 Braga 79 (3)
2011–2012 Sporting CP 7 (0)
2012–2014 Rio Ave 32 (3)
2015– Sporting Cristal 16 (1)
International career‡
2003– Peru 50 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2014

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

Alberto Junior Rodríguez Valdelomar, nicknamed El mudo (mute) (born 31 March 1984), is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays for Sporting Cristal as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Lima, Rodríguez started his football career with Deportivo Wanka, but was quickly taken to Sporting Cristal still aged 18. During his four full seasons he never appeared in less than 30 Primera División matches, with the capital side winning three Clausura titles.

On 28 December 2006 Rodríguez signed a three 1/2-year deal with Primeira Liga club S.C. Braga[1] and, on 18 February 2007, played his first league match against U.D. Leiria.[2] He finished his first season in Portugal with nine appearances, helping the Minho team finish fourth.

In the following four campaigns Rodríguez was irregularly used by Braga due to constant injury problems, but contributed with 20 games as the team finished in a best-ever second place in 2010, adding seven contests in the following campaign's UEFA Europa League, with his team achieving runner-up honours. On 27 May 2011, he penned a four-year contract with Sporting Clube de Portugal.[3]

Under former Braga boss Domingos Paciência, Rodríguez's first and only season with Sporting was again greatly undermined by physical problems, and he only appeared in 13 official matches.[4][5] In mid-July 2012 he was loaned to Deportivo de La Coruña in La Liga, moving to the Spanish side as many teammates,[6][7] but returned to Lisbon after failing on his medical.[8][9]

On 24 July 2012 Rodríguez bought out his contract with Sporting, and signed for fellow top-divisioner Rio Ave FC.

International career

Rodríguez started representing Peru during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and quickly became a defensive cornerstone for the national side, representing it at the 2007 Copa América in an eventual quarterfinal exit.

He was also selected for the 2011 Copa América squad, being an important defensive unit as the Sergio Markarián-led team finished in third place in Argentina.[10]

Honours

Club

Sporting Cristal
Braga
Sporting
Rio Ave

Country

References

  1. ↑ Braga bring in Peruvian youngster; UEFA.com, 29 December 2006
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Rodriguez assinou por quatro épocas: «Quero ser campeão» (Rodriguez signed for four seasons: «I want to be champion»); A Bola, 27 May 2011 (Portuguese)
  4. ↑ Sporting: Rodríguez foi operado (Sporting: Rodríguez underwent surgery); Relvado, 31 March 2012 (Portuguese)
  5. ↑ Godinho Lopes admite número anormal de lesões (Godinho Lopes admits to abnormal number of injuries); Record, 16 April 2012 (Portuguese)
  6. ↑ Official: Alberto Rodriguez joins Deportivo on loan from Sporting Lisbon; Goal.com, 14 July 2012
  7. ↑ El Deportivo incorpora al peruano Alberto Rodríguez (Deportivo adds Peruvian Alberto Rodríguez); El Correo Gallego, 14 July 2012 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ D. Corunha: Alberto Rodríguez não passou nos exames médicos (D. Corunha: Alberto Rodríguez did not pass medical); Mais Futebol, 18 July 2012 (Portuguese)
  9. ↑ Alberto Rodríguez no fichará por falta de acuerdo (Alberto Rodríguez will not sign for lack of agreement); Diario AS, 22 July 2012 (Spanish)
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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