José Antonio "Toño" Rodríguez Romero (born 4 July 1992), is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Tijuana Tijuana ( ,"Tijuana"
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and the Mexico national team. He is an

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Club career

Rodríguez started his career for

club

Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...

, and made his debut on 6 April 2013 against Jaguares. In 2011, he was loaned to

Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...

for two seasons, and was the starting goalkeeper for the team. He returned to Guadalajara after two successful seasons with Veracruz, and became the starting goalkeeper of Guadalajara in 2014 after

Luis Ernesto Michel Luis Ernesto Michel Vergara (born 21 July 1979) is a Mexican football manager and a former professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Tijuana. Michel has captained both Guadalajara and the Mexico national team in o ...

was loaned to

Saprissa Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is based in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá. The team's signature colours are purple ...

of Costa Rica. On 26 November 2019, Rodríguez scored a goal from inside his own box during Guadalajara's 3–1 win against Veracruz.

International career

Rodríguez has represented

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in the U-17, U-20, and U-23 divisions. He was among the squad that won the

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at the 2012 London Summer Olympics.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Guadalajara *

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Mexico Youth *

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* CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship:

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Mexico *

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* * * * * * 1992 births Living people C.D. Guadalajara footballers Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Liga MX players Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Mexico men's youth international footballers Mexico men's under-20 international footballers Mexico men's international footballers 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players Olympic footballers for Mexico Olympic gold medalists for Mexico Olympic medalists in football Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco C.D. Veracruz footballers Lobos BUAP footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in football Mexican men's footballers Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games {{Mexico-footy-goalkeeper-stub