Francisco Rodríguez García (8 March 1934 – 17 May 2022), nicknamed Rodri, was a Spanish
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who played as a
defender.
Club career
Rodri was born in
Barcelona,
Catalonia. After having already played his youth football at the club, Rodri signed for
FC Barcelona in 1958 from neighbours
CD Condal
Club Deportivo Condal was a Spanish football club based in Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1934 and dissolved in 1970, it held home games at ''Camp de Les Corts'', with a capacity of 25,000 spectators.
History
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He totalled 48 games over his first two seasons, which ended in
La Liga conquest, but appeared in only nine matches in his last four.
Rodri made his debut in the top division with Condal, in a 6–0 away loss against
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
on 9 September 1956, with
the season ending in relegation. He left Barcelona in 1966 at the age of 32, retiring shortly after. He acted as assistant manager at his main team for six years, mostly under
Rinus Michels.
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International career
Rodri earned four caps for Spain in 1962, and was included in the squad for that year's FIFA World Cup. In the tournament in Chile he appeared in a 1–0 win over Mexico and a 2–1 defeat to Brazil, in an eventual group-stage exit.
Death
Rodri died on 17 May 2022, aged 88.[
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Honours
Barcelona
* La Liga: 1958–59, 1959–60
*Copa del Generalísimo
The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footbal ...
: 1958–59, 1962–63
*Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, sometimes referred to as the European Fairs Cup, Fairs Cities' Cup, or simply as the Fairs Cup, was a European Association football, football competition played between 1955 and 1971. It is often considered the predecess ...
: 1958–60
References
External links
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FC Barcelona profile
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1934 births
2022 deaths
Spanish footballers
Footballers from Barcelona
Association football defenders
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Tercera División players
CD Condal players
FC Barcelona players
Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers
Spain B international footballers
Spain international footballers
1962 FIFA World Cup players
Spanish football managers
CD Condal managers
FC Barcelona non-playing staff