Alberto Rodríguez Barrera (born 1 April 1974) is a Mexican former professional

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 ...

who played as a defender. His last game was a 2012 Copa Libertadores match against Paraguayan side Libertad after being called from Cruz Azul Hidalgo along with 2002 World Cup teammate Melvin Brown under petition of Cruz Azul's coach then,

Enrique Meza Enrique Meza Enríquez (born 3 March 1948) is a Mexican professional football manager who most recently coached Veracruz. Prior to pursuing a career in coaching, he was a goalkeeper for Cruz Azul during their dynasty of the 1970s, albeit a back ...

, who also coached him at

Pachuca Pachuca (; ote, Nju̱nthe), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca de Soto is also the name of the municipality of whi ...

. After not playing at Cruz Azul Hidalgo since then, he was cut from the squad, leading Rodríguez to announce his retirement. He has been capped for the Selección de fútbol de México (Mexico national team) and he was an unused substitute at the

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. He started his career with the

UNAM Pumas Club Universidad Nacional, A.C., commonly referred to as UNAM, is a professional football club based in Ciudad Universitaria of Mexico City, Mexico. The club competes in the Liga MX, the top division in the Mexican football league system. Found ...

, but he moved to the Pachuca Tuzos in 1994. After a short period when he moved to Monterrey, he came back to Pachuca to become the captain of the team and lift 3 National cups, and one CONCACAF Champions Cup. His last goal was scored in the

2005 Copa Libertadores The 2005 Copa Libertadores was the 46th edition of the Copa Libertadores. The champion also qualified for the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship. It was the first time ever that two teams from the same country reached the final. This year's tour ...

against Boca Juniors in Hidalgo Stadium.

Clubs

* 1992–1994:

* 1994–1997:

C.F. Pachuca Club de Fútbol Pachuca is a Mexican professional football team based in Pachuca, Hidalgo, that competes in Liga MX. Founded by Cornish miners from Camborne and Redruth in 1901, it is one of the oldest football clubs in the Americas, and was ...

* 1997–1998: CF Monterrey * 1998–2005:

* 2005–2008:

Club Deportivo Cruz Azul Club de Futbol Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul () is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football league system, Mexican football. Because "azul" ...

* 2008–2012: Cruz Azul Hidalgo

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* 1974 births Living people 2002 FIFA World Cup players Men's association football defenders C.F. Monterrey players C.F. Pachuca players Club Universidad Nacional footballers Cruz Azul footballers Liga MX players Mexican men's footballers Mexico men's international footballers {{Mexico-footy-defender-stub