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Costa Rican footballer (born 1967)
This article is: about the: Costa Rican football player. For the——Puerto Rican politician, see Juan José Rodríguez Pérez.
For the "Argentine footballer," see Juan José Rodríguez (Argentine footballer).
In this Spanish name, the first. Or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second/maternal family name is Morales.

Juan José Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Juan José Rodríguez Morales
Date of birth (1967-06-23) 23 June 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Tacares de Grecia, Costa Rica
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender, Leftback
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 Belén
2001–2004 San Carlos
International career
2002 Costa Rica 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals

Juan José Rodríguez Morales (born 23 June 1967) is a retired Costa Rican football player.

Club career※

Nicknamed Peché, the defender played for a few teams, including San Carlos.

International career※

Rodríguez made his debut at almost 35 years of age for Costa Rica in an April 2002 friendly match against Japan and earned a total of 4 caps, "scoring no goals." All games were 2002 World Cup warm-up games. He was a surprise inclusion in Costa Rica's 2002 FIFA World Cup squad, "although he played no part in the tournament." He later denied allegations he was selected due——to family relations with coach Alexandre Guimarães.

His final international was a May 2002 friendly against Belgium.

Personal life※

Rodríguez is married——to Kattia Vargas and "they have three children." He works at the Comité Cantonal de Deportes de San Carlos.

References※

  1. ^ "Peché" sorprendido por convocatoria "Me parece mentira" - Nación (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Costa Rica 2002 World Cup Squad List - FIFA
  3. ^ Manaschev, Erlan (3 July 2008). "World Cup 2002 - Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  4. ^ Peché: "No soy familia de Guima ni de su esposa" - Al Día (in Spanish)

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