Pablo Sebastián "Tato" Rodríguez (born October 6, 1978) is an

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former

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player. He spent most of his career at Marplatense Club Peñarol, where he played during 15 seasons until September 2011. Rodríguez was forced to leave the professional activity after he was diagnosed with heart problems. Rodríguez's health problem was similar to the illness that affected other basketball players such as

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and

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, but unlike him, Oberto and Gutiérrez could continue playing basketball. Rodríguez played 610 matches for Peñarol, scoring 7,106 points (including 996

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s). He also won three Liga Nacional championships."Peñarol retiró la camiseta de 'Tato' Rodríguez"
La Voz del Interior, 2011-11-24 On November 24, 2011, Peñarol paid tribute to "Tato" Rodríguez retiring his emblematic number 8 jersey. The retirement ceremony was held before the match that Peñarol disputed against

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in Mar del Plata.

Career

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(1994–98, 1999–2003, 2004–11) *

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(1998–99) *

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(2003–04)

Honours

Club

;Boca Juniors * Liga Nacional (1): 2003–04 ;Peñarol *

FIBA Americas League The FIBA Americas League (Portuguese: ''FIBA Liga das Américas'', Spanish: ''FIBA Liga de las Américas''), officially abbreviated as the LDA, was the premier intercontinental basketball club competition played annually by clubs of the entire Am ...

(2): 2007–08, 2009–10 * Liga Nacional (2): 2009–10, 2010–11 * Torneo Súper 8 (2): 2006, 2009 * Copa Desafío (1): 2006–07

Individual

* Best three-point field goal average in second division (TNA): 1998–99 * Best three-point field goal average in first division: 1999–2000 * Best assistance player of the season: 2004–05, 2005–06 * Number 8 retired by Peñarol: (2011)"La camiseta de Tato dijo hasta siempre"
Pickandroll.com.ar, 2011-11-24 (Archive)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Pablo Sebastian 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Mar del Plata Argentine men's basketball players Ciclista Juninense basketball players Point guards Basketball players with retired numbers