Rodrigo Meléndez

Rodrigo Melendez

Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo David Meléndez Araya
Date of birth	(1977-10-03) 3 October 1977 (age 44)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1990–1996	Cobreloa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2003	Cobreloa	142	(1)
2003–2004	Quilmes	32	(0)
2004–2005	Estudiantes LP	42	(0)
2006–2010	Colo-Colo	132	(2)
2011–2012	Deportes Iquique	41	(0)
2013	San Luis	9	(0)
2013	San Antonio Unido	9	(0)
Total		407	(3)
National team
2001–2007	Chile	26	(1)
Teams managed
2014	San Antonio Unido
2014	Deportes Melipilla
2015–2016	Unión La Calera (assistant)
2016–2017	Cobreloa (caretaker)
2018	Cobreloa
2019–2021	Deportes Colina
2021	Cobreloa
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Rodrigo David Meléndez Araya (born 3 October 1977) is Chilean former professional footballer and manager.^[1] He played as a defensive midfielder in his years active.

During his football career, he has won seven Chilean league titles with Colo-Colo and Cobreloa.

International career[]

He has represented Chile at Copa América in 2004 and 2007.

International goals[]

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 November 2003	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Uruguay	1–0	1–2	2002 World Cup qualifier

Honours[]

Club[]

Cobreloa

• Primera División: 2003 Clausura

Colo-Colo

• Primera División (6): 2006-A, 2006-C, 2007-A, 2007-C, 2008-C, 2009-C
• Copa Sudamericana: Runner-up 2006

References[]

External links[]

• Rodrigo David Melendez at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Rodrigo Meléndez at Soccerway
• Rodrigo Meléndez at National-Football-Teams.com