Rodrigo Cordero

Rodrigo Antonio Cordero Solano (born 4 December 1973) is a retired Costa Rican professional footballer.

Rodrigo Cordero

Rodrigo Cordero (2001)
Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Antonio Cordero Solano
Date of birth	(1973-12-04) 4 December 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Moravia, Costa Rica
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1995	Municipal Puriscal		(7)
1995–1997	Alajuelense
1997	Carmelita
1998–2004	Herediano
2003	Cartaginés
2004–2005	Brujas	23	(0)
2005–2006	Cartaginés	28	(0)
2006–2007	Pérez Zeledón	26	(0)
2007–2008	Puntarenas	21	(1)
2008–2010	Ramonense	51	(3)
2010–2011	Barrio Mexico
International career‡
2000–2004	Costa Rica	34	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 16, 2008

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cordero and the second or maternal family name is Solano.

Club career

Cordero made his debut on 4 September 1994 for second division outfit Municipal Puriscal against Uruguay de Coronado.^[1]

Nicknamed Rocky, he later played for Alajuelense, Herediano, Brujas,^[2] Cartaginés,^[3] Pérez Zeledón, Puntarenas,^[4] Ramonense before moving to second division side Barrio Mexico in summer 2010.^[5] He was a tough-tackling holding midfielder with enormous energy and determination.

International career

Cordero made his debut for Costa Rica in a friendly match against Paraguay on June 21, 2000^[6] and has made 34 appearances for the Costa Rica national football team,^[7] including 14 qualifying matches for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.^[8] He represented his country at the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup^[9] as well as at the 2001 Copa América^[10] and was a non-playing squad member at the 2002 World Cup.^[11]

His final international was a June 2004 friendly against Nicaragua.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	February 28, 2001	Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica	Honduras	2–2	2–2	World Cup qualifier