Julien Rodriguez (born 11 June 1978) is a French former professional

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who played as a defender.

Career

Born in

Béziers Béziers (; oc, Besièrs) is a subprefecture of the Hérault department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Every August Béziers hosts the famous ''Feria de Béziers'', which is centred on bullfighting. A million visitors are attra ...

, France, Rodriguez started his career at

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, making 135 appearances for the club and helping them win the

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in 2002–03 and reach the 2004 Champions League final. He joined

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club

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in August 2005 for £1 million. He scored his first goal for Rangers on 11 March 2006 in Rangers' 4–0 victory over Kilmarnock at

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and made a total of 30 appearances in his debut season with the club. Having been expected to be an important member of the Rangers team under the management of fellow Frenchman

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in season 2006–07, Le Guen's reign as manager was short and unsuccessful. After the appointment of Le Guen's replacement Walter Smith in January 2007, Rodriguez was transferred to

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. Rodriguez received a call-up to the

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in 2007, but did not play.

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* 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Béziers French footballers French expatriate footballers French people of Spanish descent Association football defenders FC Istres players AS Monaco FC players Rangers F.C. players Olympique de Marseille players Ligue 1 players Scottish Premier League players Expatriate footballers in Scotland Footballers from Occitania (administrative region) {{france-footy-defender-1970s-stub