Juan José Rodríguez Morales (born 23 June 1967) is a retired Costa Rican football player.

Club career

Nicknamed ''Peché'', the defender played for a few teams, including San Carlos.

International career

Rodríguez made his debut at almost 35 years of age for Costa Rica in an April 2002

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against Japan and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. All games were 2002 World Cup warm-up games. He was a surprise inclusion in Costa Rica's

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squad, although he played no part in the tournament. He later denied allegations he was selected due to family relations with coach

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. His final international was a May 2002 friendly against

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Personal life

Rodríguez is married to Kattia Vargas and they have three children."Peché" sorprendido por convocatoria "Me parece mentira"
- Nación He works at the Comité Cantonal de Deportes de San Carlos.
- Al Día

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* 1967 births Living people People from Grecia (canton) Sportspeople from Alajuela Province Men's association football defenders Costa Rican men's footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers 2002 FIFA World Cup players Belén F.C. players A.D. San Carlos footballers {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub