Dinardo Rodríguez
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Dinardo Alexis Rodríguez Bueno | ||
Date of birth | June 8, 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987–1989 | UASD | ||
1990–1992 | UNPHU | ||
1991–1993 | |||
1994 | Rentistas | ||
1995–1999 | Moca | ||
2000 | Pantoja | ||
2001 | |||
2002 | Pantoja | ||
National team | |||
1989–2001 | Dominican Republic | 15 | (11) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Dinardo Alexis Rodríguez Bueno (born 8 June 1968) is a Dominican retired football striker, who was the scorer of the first ever Dominican goal in World Cup qualification.[1]
Club career[]
Born in Monte Cristi, Rodríguez moved to Santo Domingo aged 12 where he joined Club Atlético Dominguito. He later became the first Dominican footballer to play professionally when he signed for Uruguyan side Rentistas in 1994 and subsequently became the nation's first professional goalscorer.[2]
International career[]
Nicknamed Lalo,[3] he made his debut for the Dominican Republic in 1989 and earned 15 caps, scoring 11 goals. His final match was a March 2001 Caribbean Cup match against St Kitts.
Administration[]
In 2019, Rodríguez became executive director of the professional LDF.[4]
Honours[]
- Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo
- Moca
- Primera División de Republica Dominicana: 1995, 1999
- Atlético Pantoja
References[]
- ^ Dominican Republic – Details of World Cup Qualifiers – RSSSF
- ^ a b Entrevista a Dinardo “LALO” Rodríguez – La Media Canca (in Spanish)
- ^ Lalo, sus goles y las eliminatorias de 1992 – Acento (in Spanish)
- ^ “Lalo” revela escala salarial de jugadores – Listin Diario (in Spanish)
External links[]
- Dinardo Rodríguez at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:
- 1968 births
- Living people
- People from Monte Cristi Province
- Association football forwards
- Dominican Republic footballers
- Dominican Republic international footballers
- C.A. Rentistas players
- Moca FC players
- Atlético Pantoja players
- Dominican Republic expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Uruguay
- Dominican Republic football biography stubs