Juan Carlos Rodríguez Vega (16 January 1944 – 1 September 2021) was a Chilean

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who played as a defender. He made 26 appearances for the Chile national team.

Club career

Rodríguez began his playing career with Chilean first division club

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. He won the Chilean league four times (1964, 1965, 1967 and 1969) with Universidad de Chile. He moved to Primera División (First Division) side

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in 1973, the club where he would win the

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International career

Rodríguez played for the Chile national team at the 1974 FIFA World Cup finals in

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Managerial career

After playing for

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, in 1981 he began his managerial career in the same club, working for several Chilean clubs in both the Primera and Segunda División, and for

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n clubs, coaching

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in 2002 and

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alongside his brother Manuel in 2004.

Personal life

He had two older brothers who were professional footballers
Gabriel Rodríguez Vega
and Manuel Rodríguez Vega. His sons,

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and Francisco Rodríguez Rubio, were also professional footballers who made his career mainly in Indonesia.Album del Recuerdo: Futbolistas Chilenos en Indonesia
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Honours

;Universidad de Chile * Primera División (4):

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, 1965,

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

* Torneo Metropolitano (2):

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Janu ...

* Copa Francisco Candelori (1): 1969 ;Atlético Español * CONCACAF Champions' Cup (1):

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

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* * * 1944 births 2021 deaths Footballers from Santiago Chilean men's footballers Men's association football defenders Chile men's international footballers 1974 FIFA World Cup players Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Liga MX players Club Universidad de Chile footballers Unión Española footballers Atlético Español F.C. footballers Colo-Colo footballers Coquimbo Unido footballers Ñublense footballers Chilean football managers Chilean Primera División managers Primera B de Chile managers Liga 1 (Indonesia) managers Ñublense managers San Luis de Quillota managers Santiago Wanderers managers Deportes La Serena managers Coquimbo Unido managers Persita Tangerang managers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate football managers in Indonesia Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia {{Chile-footy-defender-stub