Adelardo Rodríguez
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adelardo Rodríguez Sánchez | ||
Date of birth | 26 September 1939 | ||
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 | Apps | (Gls) |
1957–1959 | Badajoz | 37 | (12) |
1959–1976 | Atlético Madrid | 401 | (73) |
Total | 438 | (85) | |
National team | |||
1960 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
1961 | Spain B | 2 | (1) |
1962–1970 | Spain | 14 | (2) |
* 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 |
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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
- : 1962
- Record
- Atlético Madrid most appearances: 551 appearances [1]
See also[]
- List of Atlético Madrid players (+100)
- List of La Liga players (400+ appearances)
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)
- 1939 births
- Living people
- People from Badajoz
- Footballers from Extremadura
- Spanish footballers
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- CD Badajoz players
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- Spanish men's futsal players
- Inter FS players
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Spain B international footballers
- Spain international footballers
- 1962 FIFA World Cup players
- 1966 FIFA World Cup players