Rodrigo Roman Burgos (born 21 July 1989) is a Paraguayan football

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who plays for

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in the Argentine

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. At Talleres de Córdoba, Burgos first achieved ascension from Argentina's

to the

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, and then to the

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. Burgos has amassed 17

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appearances and 1

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appearance. He was runner-up with Paraguay at the 2009 South American Youth Championship.

Career

Cerro Porteño

2006

In 2006, Burgos first appeared in Cerro Porteño's first-team list.

2007

In 2007, Burgos formed part of Cerro Porteño's first-team, which included experienced players as

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Paraguay national team striker Cesar Ramirez and

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Paraguay national team defender Jorge Nuñez, among other players. In November 2007, Burgos played in his first

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for Cerro Porteño's first-team.

2008

Burgos remained in the first-team for the 2008 season, also with several other youth team graduates as

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, Ivan Piris and Luis Caceres.

2011

In 2011, Burgos reached the

semi-final for Cerro Porteño against

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ian club Santos.

3 de Febrero

2014 Primera División Paraguaya season, Burgos formed part of an experienced team at 3 de Febrero, with goalkeeper

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and

ian player Diego Balbinot. He appeared in 14 league games for the season.

Talleres de Córdoba

2015

In 2015, Burgos signed with Argentine club Talleres de Córdoba, earning ascension from the Argentine third league to the country's second league.http://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=2221&epoca_id=144 His teammates included

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ans

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, Julio Mozzo and

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. Burgos made a total of 28 league appearances for Talleres in the 2015 Argentine third league season.

2016

During the 2016 Argentine Primera B Nacional season, Burgos noted 1 goal in 16 appearances. Burgos reached ascension to the Primera División Argentina for the succeeding season with Talleres, finishing the season in 1st position of the Primera B Nacional league table under Argentine coach

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. Burgos was one of Talleres de Córdoba's figures in its ascension to the Primera División, bringing the interest of

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and

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2016/17

In the 2016/17 Primera División Argentina season, Burgos made 4 league appearances for Talleres. Burgos was accompanied by an experienced squad in the season, including goalkeeper Mauricio Caranta,

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an Carlos Munoz, and

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n player

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Olimpia Asunción (loan)

2017 season

In February 2017, Burgos joined

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team

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on an 18-month loan with an option to buy, and Talleres extended its deal with Burgos until 2019, continuing to have a percentage of his economic rights. At Olimpia's first-team, Burgos joined players as

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and goalkeeper

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, all of whom represented Paraguay at the

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, and also

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and former

player Pablo Mouche. Burgos made 15 league appearances for Olimpia Asunción in the 2017 season.

2018 season

In 2018, Burgos made 4 appearances for Olimpia Asunción. Burgos claimed the Torneo Apertura title with the team.

Brown de Adrogué

In June 2019, Burgos returned to

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when he joined

team

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. Burgos made 19 appearances for Brown de Adrogué. In December 2019, Burgos was released from Brown de Arogué.

12 de Octubre

In March 2020, Burgos was approached by Talleres' rivals,

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, that he rejected out of respect to Talleres. In July 2020, D10 reported that Burgos wanted to return to Olimpia Asunción. In November 2020, Burgos spoke that he wished to play more and saw to depart 12 de Octubre and that Argentine club

could be an option for the remainder of the year.

Resistencia

On 5 January 2021,

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announced that Burgos had joined Resistencia in the División Intermedia, Paraguay's second-tier. With Burgos, in the team at Resistencia was Julian Benitez.

Boca Unidos

In January 2022, Burgos returned to Argentina, after signing with

side

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International career

Under-20 national team

In 2007, he played for the Paraguay Under-20 team. In September 2009, and following a Hexagonal Tournament played in

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and two friendly matches against the Uruguay U20 team, Burgos was selected in the final list for the Paraguay U20 team to play in the

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The team included players as

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, Hernan Perez,

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, Ivan Piris and Rolando Garcia.

Adult national team

He made his first full international appearance for Paraguay in 2009.

Personal life

Whilst at Talleres de Córdoba in Argentina, Burgos studied and graduated to become a

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, wanting to give the pride to his mother, who worked as a

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References

External links

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Rodrigo Burgos
at playmakerstats.com * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Burgos, Rodrigo 1989 births Living people Paraguayan footballers Paraguayan expatriate footballers Paraguay international footballers Paraguay under-20 international footballers Association football midfielders Paraguayan Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Torneo Federal A players Bolivian Primera División players Club Deportivo Guabirá players Cerro Porteño players Sportivo Luqueño players Club Atlético 3 de Febrero players Talleres de Córdoba footballers Club Olimpia footballers Deportivo Capiatá players Club Atlético Brown footballers 12 de Octubre Football Club players Resistencia S.C. footballers Boca Unidos footballers Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Expatriate footballers in Bolivia Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Expatriate footballers in Argentina People from Itacurubí de la Cordillera