Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rodrigo David Meléndez Araya | ||
Date of birth | 3 October 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes Linares | ||
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) | |
International career | |||
2001–2007 | Chile | 26 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
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 | ||
2023 | Iberia | ||
2024- | Deportes Linares | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Rodrigo David Meléndez Araya (born 3 October 1977) is Chilean former professional footballer and current manager of Deportes Linares. [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.
He has represented Chile at Copa América in 2004 and 2007.
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 15 November 2003 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Uruguay | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2002 World Cup qualifier |
In June 2023, he signed with Iberia in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile. [2]
His son, Javier, [3] is a professional footballer from the Colo-Colo youth ranks who made his professional debut playing for Cobreloa in 2021. [4]
Cobreloa
Colo-Colo
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Rodrigo David Meléndez Araya | ||
Date of birth | 3 October 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes Linares | ||
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) | |
International career | |||
2001–2007 | Chile | 26 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
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 | ||
2023 | Iberia | ||
2024- | Deportes Linares | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Rodrigo David Meléndez Araya (born 3 October 1977) is Chilean former professional footballer and current manager of Deportes Linares. [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.
He has represented Chile at Copa América in 2004 and 2007.
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 15 November 2003 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Uruguay | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2002 World Cup qualifier |
In June 2023, he signed with Iberia in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile. [2]
His son, Javier, [3] is a professional footballer from the Colo-Colo youth ranks who made his professional debut playing for Cobreloa in 2021. [4]
Cobreloa
Colo-Colo