Milton Fabián Rodríguez Suárez (born April 28, 1976) is a Colombian

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who currently plays for

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Club career

Rodríguez began his professional career with

Cortuluá Cortuluá, officially named Cortuluá Fútbol Club S. A. and previously known as Corporación Club Deportivo Tuluá, is a Colombian football club from the municipality of Tuluá in the Valle del Cauca. It was founded in 1967 and plays in the Cate ...

in 1997. In two years at the club the left-footed striker scored 22 goals in 45 appearances. In 1999, he moved to

Independiente Santa Fe Club Independiente Santa Fe, known simply as Santa Fe, is a Colombian professional football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the El Campín stadium. Santa Fe is one of the th ...

and continued his goal scoring prowess netting 14 goals in 36 appearances. The following season he returned to

and had another fine season scoring 10 goals in 21 matches. In 2000, he would embark on his first stint with top Colombian side

Deportivo Cali Asociación Deportivo Cali, best known as Deportivo Cali, is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, most notable for its football team, which currently competes in the Categoría Primera A. Deportivo Cali is one of the most successful footba ...

but would have limited success scoring 3 goals in 21 matches. In 2001, he would rejoin

for the third time in his career and would net 9 goals in 38 appearances. Rodríguez joined

Deportivo Pereira Deportivo Pereira is a professional Colombian football team based in Pereira, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Hernán Ramírez Villegas stadium. History Early years While there are several ...

for the second half of the 2002 season and would appear in 19 matches scoring a league leading 13 goals in the Torneo Finalización 2002. For the next few years he would continue to move from club to club playing with

and

before returning to

during the 2004 season. While with Pereira he would regain his scoring prowess netting 12 goals in 17 matches. As a result of his play with Pereira, he would rejoin

and would go on to one of the most successful stints in his career scoring 27 goals in 42 matches. In 2005, he would leave Colombia for the first time in his career and join

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side

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. While with

the Colombian striker had instant success and was regarded as a very exciting player. The following season he moved to the

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, who signed him a few days before the start of the 2006-07 season from

outfit

. He arrived in

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ready to make his debut in Round 4 after

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issues prevented him and his family from entering the country. Rodríguez capped his debut for the Newcastle Jets by coming on as a substitute and scoring two goals in ten minutes making him an instant fan-favorite. During this time his trademark headband became one of his most identifiable features. He would make his return to Colombian during the 2007 season with

América de Cali América de Cali S. A., best known as América de Cali or América, is a Colombian professional football club based in Cali. It competes in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight league of Colombian football. The team plays its home games at ...

and would go on to score 6 goals in 11 matches. After a brief stay with América, Rodríguez would join city rival

for the fourth time in his career and remain there for one season. In 2008, he would join another historical Colombian side

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where he would score 11 goals in 33 matches. The following seasons he would play for

Deportes Tolima Club Deportes Tolima S.A., commonly known as Deportes Tolima, or simply as Tolima, is a Colombian professional football club based in Ibagué, Tolima Department that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. Founded in 1954, the club has wo ...

and

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and continue to score goals at a regular rate. In 2010, he was contacted by

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side

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and agreed to join the club in mid-season. In his first season Rodríguez would score several key goals in helping his club to reach the

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final. Rodriguez scored Dallas's first goal of the 2011 season with a between the legs left footed shot against the

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off a cross from

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. However, he struggled for playing time and goals for most of 2011 and was released by Dallas on July 28, 2011.FC Dallas release Colombian vet Rodríguez, Marosevic
MLSsoccer.com (28 July 2011).

International career

Rodríguez has three full international caps for

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. Making his debut with the national team in 2004.

Honours

Club

Jeonbuk Hyundai Mortors

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(1):

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FC Dallas

Western Conference Championship (1):

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Individual

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References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Milton 1976 births Living people Footballers from Cali Men's association football forwards Colombian men's footballers Colombia men's international footballers Cortuluá footballers Independiente Santa Fe footballers Deportivo Cali footballers Deportivo Pereira footballers Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors players Newcastle Jets FC players América de Cali footballers Millonarios F.C. players Deportes Tolima footballers Real Cartagena footballers FC Dallas players Atlético Huila footballers Envigado F.C. players Cúcuta Deportivo footballers Categoría Primera A players K League 1 players A-League Men players Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Colombian expatriate men's footballers Colombian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Major League Soccer players