Rodrigo Suárez Peña (born 7 March 1986), commonly known as Rodri, is a Spanish retired

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who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Rodrin was born in Utrera,

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. A product of Real Betis' academy, he made his debut for the first team on 12 December 2007 by featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw at Elche CF in the

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of the Copa del Rey (4–1 aggregate win). His maiden

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appearance came two years later against

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, and he played 23 matches during the season – only four complete – as the Andalusians finished in fourth position, thus failing to regain their La Liga status. In the last minutes of the 2011 January transfer window, Rodri was loaned to fellow second-tier club FC Cartagena until June. After spending the following campaign with CD Guadalajara, scoring his second and third goals in division two in wins over Córdoba (3–1 at home) and Elche (3–2 away), he retired at only 26 years of age.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodri 1986 births Living people People from Utrera Footballers from the Province of Seville Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers Real Betis players FC Cartagena footballers CD Guadalajara (Spain) footballers