Juan Pablo Rodríguez

Football player infobox
playername = Juan Pablo Rodríguez


fullname = Juan Pablo Rodríguez Guerrero
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|8|7
cityofbirth = Zapopan, Jalisco
countryofbirth = Mexico
Nickname =
"Chato"
height = height|meters=1.68
currentclub = Club Santos Laguna
position = Defensive midfielder/central midfielder
clubnumber = 58
years = 1997–2003
2003–2006
2006
2007–
clubs = CF Atlas
UAG Tecos
Chivas de Guadalajara
Santos Laguna
caps(goals) = 189 (53)
107 (12)
013 0(0)
064 0(7)
nationalyears = 2000–2006
nationalteam = Mexico
nationalcaps(goals) = 048 0(3)
pcupdate = June 1, 2008
ntupdate = 29 June, 2007

Juan Pablo Rodríguez Guerrero (born August 7, 1979 in Zapopan, Jalisco) is a Mexican football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Santos Laguna of the Primera División de México.

Juan Pablo Rodriguez nicknamed "El Chato" is one of the many skilled soccer players to have come out of CF Atlas. He was part of the Atlas' famous 98' generation alongside Rafael Marquez and others who brightened the future for Mexico national squad. His dead ball especialty skills and great vision of the field won him the right to represent his country. Rodriguez became captain of CF Atlas at the age of 21. His mature performances in central midfield during the 1999 Copa Libertadores which caused much interest for big teams. [http://worldcup.itv.com/Teams/Story_Page/0,15843,6979_1008781,00.html] After playing and growing as a player in Atlas for six years, Rodriguez joined UAG Tecos.

In UAG Tecos, his high point was in 2005 when he and Daniel Luduena led the team to the final only to lose against Club America.

In 2006, he joined Chivas de Guadalajara for the "Apertura" 2006 in the Mexican league, and then to Santos Laguna at "Clausura" 2007.

At Chivas de Guadalajara, his performance was criticized by the media, who thought Rodríguez could only perform well without pressure, which led to transfer rumors, realized when he joined Santos, with bad reviews following him during the first part of the season, with his new team struggling to remain in "Primera División". However, in 2007 "Clausura" he displayed good enough football to earn a starting place.

At the start of the "Apertura" 2007, in the second game, Rodríguez scored a magnificent goal against Club Toluca, eventually beating them 3-2. He also scored in the match against Puebla FC.

An international since 2003, Rodríguez has 36 caps for Mexico, with 2 goals. He was part of 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup where Mexico won. He was also present in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, with the national side finishing fourth, losing on penalties against Germany.

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