Rodolfo Sergio Rodríguez Rodríguez (born January 20, 1956 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan former professional

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who played as a

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. He was once the most capped player in the history of the Uruguay national team with 78 international appearances between 1976 and 1986. His youth player career began at Cerro in 1971, but he moved to Nacional in 1976. At Nacional, Rodríguez started his professional career in 1976. He played with the team until 1984, having won the

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in 1977, 1980 and 1983, the Copa Libertadores in 1980 and the

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also in 1980. In 1984, he joined Santos in

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. At Santos he won the São Paulo State Championship in 1984. He stayed with the club until 1987. Rodríguez then moved to Sporting Clube de Portugal but only stayed there for one season (1988–1989). He returned to Brazil in 1990 to play at Portuguesa. Two years later he left Portuguesa to join

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with which he won two Bahia State Championships in 1993 and 1994. As goalkeeper for the Uruguay national team, Rodolfo Rodríguez won the 50th anniversary tournament of the first World Cup, the 1980 Mundialito, and the Copa América in

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,. He also took part with the national squads that played in the

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/ref> and the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He retired in 1994 as the most capped Uruguayan player ever, having played 78 officially recognised games for his national side.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Rodolfo 1956 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Association football goalkeepers Uruguayan footballers Uruguayan expatriate footballers Uruguayan Primera División players Primeira Liga players C.A. Cerro players Club Nacional de Football players Santos FC players Sporting CP footballers Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Esporte Clube Bahia players Uruguay international footballers Uruguayan beach soccer players 1979 Copa América players 1983 Copa América players 1986 FIFA World Cup players Expatriate footballers in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Portugal Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Uruguayan football managers San Martín de San Juan managers