Celio Roberto Rodríguez da Silva (born September 20, 1969 in

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) is a retired Brazilian and naturalized Salvadoran

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player.

Club career

Rodríguez was born ''Célio Rodrigues'' in Brasil and played for several local teams in his early years before making the move to Mexican side

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. In 1992, he moved to El Salvador’s First Division League and launched a lengthy career with

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with whom he would win 5 league titles and stay for 10 years, except for a season on loan to El Roble. In 1997, he was joint top goalscorer of the

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. He officially retired in 2001 although he still played a few games in 2002.

International career

A naturalized Salvadoran citizen, Rodríguez made his debut for

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in an August 2000

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against

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, but he failed to impress and got injured.Celio, en la lista de bajas
- El Diario de Hoy The match in the end proved to be his only international game.

Retirement

Rodríguez retired in 2001 to become vicar of the church of

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, after he had studied theology during his football career.

Personal life

He is married to Karla Marina Sigüenza and they have one daughter together. His daughter's name is Camila Rodriguez.

Honours

: 5 :: 1995, 1996, 1997, Apertura 1998, Clausura 2000

References

External links

Celio Rodríguez: entre el fútbol y Dios
- El Diario de Hoy

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