Ángel Ildefonso Rodríguez Nebreda (born 2 January 1972) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and is the current manager of

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Playing career

Born in León,

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, Rodríguez played

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well into his 20s, representing CD Alcoyano, CD Mensajero and

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. In 1995, he moved to UD Las Palmas, helping in their promotion to

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in his first season. Rodríguez moved to fellow second division side

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Los ...

in January 1998, being a regular starter during the 1998–99 campaign as the club achieved a first-ever promotion to La Liga. He moved to Sevilla FC in the top tier in the 1999 summer, and made his debut in the category on 29 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for Francisco in a 1–2 away loss against

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. Rodríguez left Sevilla after the club's relegation, and subsequently signed for CA Osasuna still in the first division. He featured sparingly during his one-season spell, and then agreed to a deal with second division side

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in 2001. On 26 July 2004, after three years as a starter at ''Poli'', Rodríguez joined Recreativo de Huelva also in the division two. He left in the following year to return to Alcoyano, but moved to Tercera División side CD Roquetas in January 2006. Rodríguez returned to the third division in 2007, with UD Villa de Santa Brígida. In 2009, after the club's relegation, he retired at the age of 36.

Managerial career

Managed by

Paco Herrera Francisco "Paco" Herrera Lorenzo (born 2 December 1953) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and is a manager. His managerial career of over a quarter of a century was spent mostly in Segunda División, where he led 13 ...

at Numancia, Rodríguez became his assistant at Villarreal CF B. He continued to work as Herrera's second at Celta, Real Zaragoza, Las Palmas and Real Valladolid. On 17 June 2020, Rodríguez was named manager of UP Langreo in the third division. He left the club on 10 June of the following year, after refusing a contract renewal, and took over

Pontevedra CF Pontevedra Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team in Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. Founded on 16 October 1941 it currently plays in Primera División RFEF, Primera ...

in the new Segunda División RFEF on 11 July 2021. On 21 June 2022, after achieving promotion to Primera Federación with Pontevedra, Rodríguez was appointed in charge of

Hércules CF Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football team in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencian Community. Founded on 25 October 1922, it currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 3 and plays its hom ...

back in the fourth tier. On 5 December, however, he was sacked.

Managerial statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Angel 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from León, Spain Footballers from the Province of León Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CD Alcoyano footballers CD Mensajero players Córdoba CF players UD Las Palmas players CD Numancia players Sevilla FC players CA Osasuna players Polideportivo Ejido footballers CD Roquetas footballers Spanish football managers Segunda Federación managers Segunda División B managers UP Langreo managers Pontevedra CF managers Hércules CF managers