Adelardo Rodríguez

Adelardo
	Rodríguez in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Adelardo Rodríguez Sánchez
Date of birth	26 September 1939 (age 82)
Place of birth	Badajoz, Spain
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Ferrocarril
	Betis Extremeño
	Extremadura Badajoz
Senior career*
Years	Team
1957–1959	Badajoz
1959–1976	Atlético Madrid
Total
National team
1960	Spain U21
1961	Spain B
1962–1970	Spain
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Adelardo Rodríguez Sánchez, usually referred to simply as Adelardo (born 26 September 1939, in Badajoz), is a Spanish former professional footballer.

Club career[]

Adelardo enjoyed a 17-year spell at Atletico Madrid from 1959 to 1976. He was one of the most accomplished midfield schemers of his generation, combining skill, commitment and an eye for goal.

During his spell, the club won three La Liga titles (65–66, 69–70 and 72–73), five Copa del Reys (1960, 1961, 1965, 1972 and 1976), the 1962 European Cup Winners' Cup, the 1974 Intercontinental Cup.

He played for Atletico 550 official appearances (which remains the record to this date) in which he scored 113 goals.

International career[]

He played 14 times for the Spain national football team, scoring 2 goals. He was in the squad of both the 1962 FIFA World Cup and the 1966 FIFA World Cup.

International goals[]


#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 June 1962	Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile	Brazil	0–1	2–1	1962 FIFA World Cup
2.	13 June 1963	Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain	Scotland	1–0	2–6	Friendly

Honours[]

Club[]

Atlético Madrid

Intercontinental Cup: 1974
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1961–62
La Liga: 1965–66, 1969–70, 1972–73
Copa del Rey: 1959–60, 1960–61, 1964–65, 1971–72, 1975–76

Individual

[es]: 1962

Record

Atlético Madrid most appearances: 551 appearances ^[1]

References[]

^ Astiazarán Iriondo, José Luís (30 June 2010). "Clubes Liga BBVA" (PDF). In Roca Pérez, Francisco; del Campo Colás, Carlos; Tebas Medrano, Javier; Sepulcre Coves, José (eds.). Memoria de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional. Liga de Fútbol Profesional. Liga BBVA. p. 60.

External links[]

Adelardo Rodríguez at BDFutbol
National team data at BDFutbol
Adelardo Rodríguez at National-Football-Teams.com
Adelardo Rodríguez – FIFA competition record (archived)

[1] Astiazarán Iriondo, José Luís (30 June 2010). "Clubes Liga BBVA" (PDF). In Roca Pérez, Francisco; del Campo Colás, Carlos; Tebas Medrano, Javier; Sepulcre Coves, José (eds.). Memoria de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional. Liga de Fútbol Profesional. Liga BBVA. p. 60.

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