Michael Steven Rodríguez Gutiérrez (born 30 December 1981) is a
Costa Rica
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n former
footballer
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who most recently played for the
National Premier Soccer League
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club
Puerto Rico Bayamón
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Places
*El Puerto de Santa María, Andalusia, Spain
*Puerto, a seaport town in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
*Puerto Colombia, Colombia
*Puerto Cumarebo, Venezuela
*Puerto Galera, Oriental Mi ...
.
Club career
Until recently, Rodríguez played club football for
Alajuelense
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (LDA, ), commonly known as Alajuelense and nicknamed La Liga (), is a Costa Rican multisport club based in the borough of El Llano, Alajuela, Alajuela province. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Al ...
.
In June 2008, he signed with the
Seattle Sounders of the
USL First Division
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in the
United States
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. He currently has not played for the club, as he is awaiting his P1 Visa.
On 24 June, Rodríguez made his debut for the Sounders in a match against
Hollywood United F.C. in the
2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. In January 2010 he joined
Pérez Zeledón.
In October 2012, Rodríguez moved abroad to play for Indian outfit
United Sikkim
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but he returned in June 2013 to play for
Pérez Zeledón. In September 2014 he was denied a work permit by the United States to play for Puerto Rican side
Puerto Rico Bayamón
Puerto, a Spanish word meaning ''seaport'', may refer to:
Places
*El Puerto de Santa María, Andalusia, Spain
*Puerto, a seaport town in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
*Puerto Colombia, Colombia
*Puerto Cumarebo, Venezuela
*Puerto Galera, Oriental Mi ...
after playing for them in the
CONCACAF Champions League
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.
International career
Rodríguez played at the
2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
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held in
Argentina
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.
He was also named in the Costa Rican squad that competed in the
football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Rodríguez made his senior debut for
Costa Rica
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in a February 2006
friendly match
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against
South Korea
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and earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. He also represented his country in the
2006 FIFA World Cup
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, although he did not see any playing time during the tournament.
His final international was a May 2006 World Cup warm-up match against
Ukraine
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.
References
External links
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1981 births
Living people
People from Alajuela (canton)
Footballers from Alajuela Province
Men's association football defenders
Costa Rican men's footballers
21st-century Costa Rican sportsmen
Costa Rica men's international footballers
Olympic footballers for Costa Rica
Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2006 FIFA World Cup players
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers
A.D. Ramonense players
Seattle Sounders (1994–2008) players
Brujas F.C. players
A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón footballers
C.S. Herediano footballers
United Sikkim FC players
Liga FPD players
Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Expatriate men's footballers in India
USL First Division players
Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in India
CONCACAF Champions Cup–winning players
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