Jaime Rodríguez

Jaime Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name	Jaime Alberto Rodríguez Jiménez
Date of birth	17 January 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	San Salvador, El Salvador
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Right back; Centre back
Youth career
1974	Juventud Olímpica Metalio
Senior career*
Years	Team
1975–1977	Alianza
1978–1979	FAS
1980–1982	Bayer Uerdingen
1982–1987	Léon
1984–1985	→ KPV (loan)
1987–1990	Atlas
1990	Alianza
1991–1992	NKK
1992–1993	Yokohama Flügels
1994	Alianza
International career
1979–1991	El Salvador
Managerial career
2000	Alianza
2002	San Salvador
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jaime Alberto Rodríguez Jiménez (born 17 January 1959) is a former football player from El Salvador.^[1]^[2]

He represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.

Playing career

Club career

From a very early age on, Rodríguez showed great skill and talent. After being selected by C.D. Juventud Olímpica Metalio then Alianza, he began a prolific football career, in the process becoming a legend in El Salvador, although not as highly rated as Mágico González.

A defender, Rodríguez played professionally for different clubs around the world. Among these were El Salvador's Alianza, Mexico's Club Léon and F.C. Atlas, and Germany's Bayer Uerdingen (now known as KFC Uerdingen 05). He also played for teams in Japan's NKK, Yokohama Flügels and Finland's KPV scoring 4 goals in 18 games during 1984–1985.

International career

Nicknamed La Chelona, Rodríguez represented his country in fifteen FIFA World Cup qualification matches^[3] and played in all three matches at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.

His final international game was an April 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification match against Nicaragua.

Managerial career

After retiring from football, Rodríguez started a coaching career at Alianza, but was sacked in 2002. Since then, he has been a strong advocate for improvement in football organisations and programs in El Salvador. He has also been a strong supporter for financial aid to Salvadoran sporting heroes of the past who are in need.^[4]

Since 2009, he is President of the Salvadoran Institute of Sport (INDES) and was appointed coordinator of the El Salvador national team and in 2007 became the assistant coach of the Cuscatlecos.^[5]

Rodríguez has participated in a charity match to raise funds for earthquake victims in his native El Salvador.

In 2012, Rodríguez was named member of the football commission of FIFA.^[6]

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1991/92	NKK	JSL Division 2	15	4	-		0	0	15	4
1992	Yokohama Flügels	J1 League	-		0	0	4	0	4	0
1993	Yokohama Flügels	J1 League	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Country	Japan		17	4	0	0	4	0	21	4
Total			17	4	0	0	4	0	21	4

Honours

Individual honours

Named in the Top 25 Players in 1986^{[citation needed]}
Selection of the CONCACAF^{[citation needed]}

Club honours

As a player

Alianza
- Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador (La Primera) (1): 1989-1990

FAS
- Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador (La Primera) (1): 1984

Yokohama Flügels
- Emperor's Cup (1): 1993

References

^ "Fiscalía presenta pruebas contra Jaime Rodríguez, ex presidente del INDES".
^ "Abogado de Jaime Rodríguez admite que utilizaron $125 mil del INDES para estadio las Delicias".
^ Jaime Rodríguez – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ "Por pensión vitalicia". La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). 3 October 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
^ ""Chelona" deja su cargo". La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 December 2007.
^ González, Manahen (10 January 2012). ""Tener peso es lo que le ha faltado a El Salvador" Jaime Rodríguez". Diario Co Latino (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2013.

External links

Jaime Rodríguez at National-Football-Teams.com
Jaime Rodríguez at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

[1] "Fiscalía presenta pruebas contra Jaime Rodríguez, ex presidente del INDES".

[2] "Abogado de Jaime Rodríguez admite que utilizaron $125 mil del INDES para estadio las Delicias".

[3] Jaime Rodríguez – FIFA competition record (archived)

[4] "Por pensión vitalicia". La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). 3 October 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2013.

[5] ""Chelona" deja su cargo". La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 December 2007.

[6] González, Manahen (10 January 2012). ""Tener peso es lo que le ha faltado a El Salvador" Jaime Rodríguez". Diario Co Latino (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2013.

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