Juan Carlos Rodríguez Vega (16 January 1944 – 1 September 2021) was a Chilean

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and

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who played as a defender. He made 26 appearances for the Chile national team.

Club career

Rodríguez began his playing career with Chilean first division club C.F. Universidad de Chile. He won the Chilean league four times (1964, 1965, 1967 and 1969) with Universidad de Chile. He moved to Primera División (First Division) side

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in 1973, the club where he would win the

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International career

Rodríguez played for the Chile national team at the

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finals in

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Managerial career

After playing for

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, in 1981, he began his managerial career in the same club, working for several Chilean clubs in both the Primera and

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, and for

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n clubs, coaching

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in 2002 and

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alongside his brother

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in 2004.

Personal life

He had two older brothers who were professional footballers
Gabriel Rodríguez Vega
and

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. His sons,

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and

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, were also professional footballers who made his career mainly in Indonesia.Album del Recuerdo: Futbolistas Chilenos en Indonesia
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Honours

;Universidad de Chile * Primera División (4):

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1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...

1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...

* Torneo Metropolitano (2):

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

* Copa Francisco Candelori (1): 1969 ;Atlético Español *

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(1):

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

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* * * 1944 births 2021 deaths Footballers from Santiago, Chile Chilean men's footballers Men's association football defenders Chile men's international footballers 1974 FIFA World Cup players Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Liga MX players Club Universidad de Chile footballers Unión Española footballers Atlético Español F.C. footballers Colo-Colo footballers Coquimbo Unido footballers Ñublense footballers Chilean football managers Chilean Primera División managers Primera B de Chile managers Liga 1 (Indonesia) managers Ñublense managers San Luis de Quillota managers Santiago Wanderers managers Deportes La Serena managers Coquimbo Unido managers Persita Tangerang managers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate football managers in Indonesia Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia 20th-century Chilean sportsmen {{Chile-footy-defender-stub