Celio Rodríguez

Celio Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name	Celio Roberto Rodríguez da Silva
Date of birth	September 20, 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Paranaíba, Brazil
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder; Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
	SE Matsubara
	Catanduvense
	CR Vasco da Gama
–1991	Puebla
1992–2001	Luis Ángel Firpo
1996–1997	El Roble (loan)
International career
	Brazil U-19
	Brazil U-20
2000	El Salvador
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2012

Celio Roberto Rodríguez da Silva (born September 20, 1969 in Paranaíba, Brazil) is a retired Brazilian and naturalized Salvadoran football player.

Club career

Rodríguez was born Célio Rodrigues in Brasil and played for several local teams in his early years before making the move to Mexican side Puebla. In 1992, he moved to El Salvador’s First Division League and launched a lengthy career with Luis Ángel Firpo with whom he would win 5 league titles and stay for 10 years, except for a season on loan to El Roble.^[1] In 1997, he was joint top goalscorer of the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador. He officially retired in 2001 although he still played a few games in 2002.

International career

A naturalized Salvadoran citizen, Rodríguez made his debut^[2] for El Salvador in an August 2000 friendly match against Haiti, but he failed to impress^[3] and got injured.^[4] The match in the end proved to be his only international game.

Retirement

Rodríguez retired in 2001 to become vicar of the church of Usulután, after he had studied theology during his football career.

Personal life

He is married to Karla Marina Sigüenza and they have one daughter together. His daughter's name is Camila Rodriguez.

Honours

Luis Ángel Firpo

Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador: 1995, 1996, 1997, Apertura 1998, Clausura 2000

References

^ ¿Qué PASÓ con... celio rodríguez?Su perfil y triunfos(profile and achievements) - El Salvador.com (in Spanish)
^ CONCACAF semifinal round continues this weekend^{[dead link]} - FIFA
^ Boyz ready for battle Archived March 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - Jamaica Gleaner
^ Celio, en la lista de bajas - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)

External links

Celio Rodríguez: entre el fútbol y Dios - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
¿Cómo ve a Celio, profe?- El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)

[1] ¿Qué PASÓ con... celio rodríguez?Su perfil y triunfos(profile and achievements) - El Salvador.com (in Spanish)

[2] CONCACAF semifinal round continues this weekend^{[dead link]} - FIFA

[3] Boyz ready for battle Archived March 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - Jamaica Gleaner

[4] Celio, en la lista de bajas - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)

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