Ángel Luis Rodríguez (born 15 February 1976) is a retired

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nian

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midfielder.

Club career

''Pito'' Rodríguez played in the youth teams of Uruguyan giants

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and Colombian outfit

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and started his senior career at Ejecutivo Jrs., played for San Francisco and Tauro and returned to

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in December 2002. While at Tauro, he went to Italy for a trial with Empoli in 1998."Pito" Rodríguez viaja hoy para probarse en el fútbol italiano
- Crítica He had a spell abroad on loan at Salvadoran side FAS in 1999,Panameño "Pito" Rodríguez debuta con el FAS ante el Sonsonate el domingo
- Crítica but left the club citing urgent family matters while denying any involvement in a Salvadoran road accident in which a person died and subsequently fleeing Salvadoran law. In summer 2005, he went to play alongside compatriot

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for Ecuadoran second division team Santa Rita. He also played for

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and Árabe Unido, whom he joined a second time in summer 2009 from Sporting. He retired in July 2011.

International career

He played for the Panama U23 team in the

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. Rodríguez made his debut for

in a January

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match against

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and has earned a total of 59 caps, scoring 3 goals. He represented his country in 18

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matches and was a member of the

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team, who finished second in the tournament. His final international was a January 2010

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against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.''

Managerial career

After retiring as a player in July 2011, Rodríguez was named assistant to manager Jair Palacios at Árabe Unido. He was appointed coach of Árabe Unido Reserves in summer 2014.

Honours

Panama *

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runner-up:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Angel Luis 1976 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Panamanian men's footballers Panama men's international footballers 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players San Francisco F.C. players Tauro F.C. players C.D. FAS footballers Sporting San Miguelito players C.D. Árabe Unido players Panamanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Central American Games silver medalists for Panama Central American Games medalists in football