Luis Miguel "Pulga" Rodríguez, (born January 1, 1985, in

San Miguel de Tucumán San Miguel de Tucumán (), usually called simply Tucumán, is the capital and largest city of Tucumán Province, located in northern Argentina from Buenos Aires. It is the fifth-largest city of Argentina after Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Argentin ...

), nicknamed ''Pulga'' (

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), is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a forward for Tucumán.

Career

El Pulga was a key player for the

Atlético Tucumán Club Atlético Tucumán (mostly known as Atlético Tucumán) is an Argentine football club based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán of Tucumán Province. Although several sports are practised at the club, Atlético is mostly known for its footba ...

team that obtained in two years the promotion from the

Torneo Argentino A The Torneo Argentino A (in English "Argentine A Tournament") was one of the two leagues that formed the regionalised third level of the Argentine football league system. Clubs in the Torneo Argentino have indirect membership in AFA, while clubs ...

(regionalized third division) to the

Argentine Primera División The Primera División (; ), known officially as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Betano for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Argentina and the highest level of the Argentine football league system. Organ ...

(first division). On 11 June 2010 the 25-year-old forward left

and joined on loan to

Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football. A ...

International career

In 2009 Argentine national team's coach

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surprised the media by calling Luis Rodríguez for a friendly match against

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."Maradona sorprendió con la "Pulga" Rodríguez"
''Télam''. 2009/9/25. Retrieved on September 26, 2009. The team was formed exclusively by players of the Argentine league.

Honours

Atlético Tucumán *

: 2007–08 *

Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, (English "National B Division"), and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 38 team ...

: 2008–09 Colón *

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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

Individual *Primera B Nacional Top scorer: 2008–09 (20 goals for Atlético Tucumán)
2012–13 (20 goals for Atlético Tucumán)

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