Raúl Rodríguez (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Raúl Rodríguez Navarro | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Houston Dynamo | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vilassar Mar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Vilassar Mar | ||
| 2007–2010 | Gramenet | 83 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Espanyol B | 14 | (0) |
| 2010–2015 | Espanyol | 80 | (0) |
| 2015– | Houston Dynamo | 36 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2011– | Catalonia | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:25, 31 May 2016 (UTC) | |||
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Raúl Rodríguez Navarro (born 22 September 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for American club Houston Dynamo as a central defender.
Football career
Espanyol
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Rodríguez made his professional debuts with UDA Gramenet, going on to play in three full Segunda División B seasons with the team. In the 2010 summer he signed for neighbouring RCD Espanyol, being initially assigned to the B-side.
After the club sold Víctor Ruiz in the 2011 January transfer window, and Juan Forlín suffered a serious injury, Rodríguez was propelled to the first team by manager Mauricio Pochettino. On 27 November 2010 he made his La Liga debut, coming on as a substitute for Dani Osvaldo in the last minute of a 3–2 away win against Atlético Madrid,[1] and finished his first professional season with ten appearances, including eight starts.
Rodríguez was definitely promoted to the main squad on 1 August 2011.[2] On 19 June 2012 he renewed his contract with the club, running until 2015.[3]
On 8 January 2015, having been completely ostracized by new coach Sergio, Rodríguez rescinded his link with the Pericos as it was due to expire on 30 June.[4]
Houston Dynamo
On 9 January 2015, Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer announced they had signed Rodríguez.[5] He made his debut for his new club on 8 March, being replaced in injury time of a 1–0 home win over the Columbus Crew.[6] His first goal came on 25 April, in a 4–4 draw against Sporting Kansas City.[7]
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External links
- Raúl Rodríguez profile at BDFutbol
- Raúl Rodríguez at Soccerway
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Barcelona
- Spanish footballers
- Catalan footballers
- Association football defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- UDA Gramenet footballers
- RCD Espanyol B footballers
- RCD Espanyol footballers
- Major League Soccer players
- Houston Dynamo players
- Catalonia international footballers
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
