José Fortes Rodríguez (born 13 March 1972) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a defender for AZ and

RBC Roosendaal RBC, previously known as RBC Roosendaal, is a football club based in Roosendaal, Netherlands. RBC currently plays in the fifth-tier Vierde Divisie after bankruptcy in 2011, restarting the club in the tenth tier Vijfde Klasse. History 1912– ...

in the Netherlands. He was known as a fierce defender, but saw his career cut short due to injuries and controversial episodes.

Career

Fortes Rodríguez was suspended by his former club RBC in November 2005, after saying in an interview that referee René Temmink shared features with a person suffering from Down syndrome. He was released in 2006 after the club had relegated from the

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After football

Since retiring from football in 2006, Fortes Rodríguez has worked as a

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for his former club AZ. He began working as an assistant to

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Mino Raiola Carmine "Mino" Raiola (; 4 November 1967 – 30 April 2022) was an Italian-Dutch football agent known for having represented players such as Pavel Nedvěd, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Paul Pogba, and Erling Haaland. Raiola began his career in the N ...

in May 2015, and helped broker deals for

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as well as representing numerous AZ players.

Career statistics

References

1972 births Living people People from O Carballiño (comarca) Footballers from the Province of Ourense Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players AZ Alkmaar players RBC Roosendaal players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands {{Spain-footy-defender-stub