Héctor Ignacio Rodríguez Peña (born 22 October 1968 in
Montevideo
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) is a Uruguayan
football
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manager and former player who played as a
central defender
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Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
.
Club career
Rodríguez Peña played for
Deportivo Mandiyú and
Colón in the
Primera División de Argentina.
International career
Rodríguez Peña made ten appearances for the senior
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguay national football team (), nicknamed ''La Celeste'' ("The Sky Blue") and ''Los Charrúas'' ("The Charrúa, Charrúas"), have represented Uruguay in international men's Association football, football since their first international m ...
from 1991 to 1997,
including four
1998 FIFA World Cup
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qualifying matches.
He played for Uruguay at the
Copa América 1993.
References
External links
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1968 births
Living people
Uruguayan men's footballers
Uruguay men's international footballers
Footballers from Montevideo
1991 Copa América players
1993 Copa América players
1997 Copa América players
C.A. Bella Vista players
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Club Nacional de Football players
Racing Club de Montevideo players
Club Atlético Colón footballers
Deportivo Mandiyú footballers
América de Cali footballers
Everton de Viña del Mar footballers
Uruguayan Primera División players
Primera B de Chile players
Chilean Primera División players
Argentine Primera División players
Categoría Primera A players
Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
Men's association football defenders
Uruguayan football managers
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Uruguayan Primera División managers
Expatriate football managers in Chile
Expatriate football managers in Ecuador
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
Expatriate football managers in Bolivia
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia
20th-century Uruguayan sportsmen
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