Luis René Rodas Medina (born 3 January 1985) is a Honduran

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striker who plays for Mictlán.

Club career

Nicknamed ''el Castor'' (the Beaver), he previously played for

F.C. Motagua Club de Fútbol Motagua (), formerly Club Deportivo Motagua up to 2017, is an association football club, located in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras. F.C. Motagua was founded as ''Club Deportivo Motagua'' on 29 August 1928. The club competes ...

since he was 10 years old. After Rodas and teammate

Roy Posas Roy Francisco Posas Ferrufino (born 14 March 1984) is a Honduran footballer who plays for Liga Nacional de Honduras club Atlético Choloma as a left back. Club career He previously played for Hispano F.C. and integrated that club after F.C. M ...

were released by Motagua after a drink-driving incident which led to their arrest, Rodas moved abroad to play for Guatemalan side Suchitepéquez where he was joined by compatriot José Güity in 2009. He joined

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for the 2010 Apertura championship and returned to Guatemala to play the 2012 Clausura for Mictlán.

International career

Rodas has played in every category of the

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, making his debut for the senior side versus

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. He also played at the

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Honours and awards

Club

;F.C. Motagua *

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Luis Rodas: Hay casos de homosexualismo y drogas, a mi me castigaron por defenderme (Interview)
– La Tribuna 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Tegucigalpa Association football forwards Honduran footballers Honduras international footballers Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Honduras Hispano players F.C. Motagua players C.D. Suchitepéquez players Honduran expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Guatemala Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players {{Honduras-footy-bio-stub