Dinardo Alexis Rodríguez Bueno (born 8 June 1968) is a
Dominican retired
football
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striker, who was the scorer of the first ever Dominican goal in World Cup qualification.
Club career
Born in
Monte Cristi, Rodríguez moved to
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, formerly known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the List of metropolitan areas in the Caribbean, largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. the Distrito Na ...
aged 12 where he joined Club Atlético Dominguito. He later became the first Dominican footballer to play professionally when he signed for Uruguyan side
Rentistas in 1994 and subsequently became the nation's first professional goalscorer.
[Entrevista a Dinardo “LALO” Rodríguez](_blank)
– La Media Canca
International career
Nicknamed ''Lalo'', he made his debut for the
Dominican Republic
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in 1989 and earned 15 caps, scoring 11 goals. His final match was a March
2001 Caribbean Cup
The Caribbean Cup was the championship tournament for national association football teams that are members of the Caribbean Football Union.
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match against
St Kitts.
Administration
In 2019, Rodríguez became executive director of the professional
LDF.
“Lalo” revela escala salarial de jugadores
– Listin Diario
Honours
References
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1968 births
Living people
People from Monte Cristi Province
Men's association football forwards
Dominican Republic men's footballers
Dominican Republic men's international footballers
C.A. Rentistas players
Moca FC players
Atlético Pantoja players
Dominican Republic expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay
20th-century Dominican Republic sportsmen
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