Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jorge Humberto Rodríguez Alvárez | ||
Date of birth | 20 May 1971 | ||
Place of birth | San Alejo, El Salvador | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position |
Defender Midfielder |
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Club information | |||
Current team
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Alianza (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1987 | Atiquizaya | ||
1988 | Santa Anita | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1990 | Huracán | ||
1990–1991 | Isidro Metapán | ||
1992–1997 | FAS | ||
1997–2001 | FC Dallas | 116 | (18) |
2001 | Águila | ||
2002 | FC Dallas | 22 | (4) |
2002–2003 | FAS | (4) | |
2003–2005 | Águila | ||
2005–2006 | Alianza | ||
2007–2008 | Isidro Metapán | 36 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
1991–2004 | El Salvador | 71 | (9) |
Teams managed | |||
2013–2016 | Isidro Metapán | ||
2015 | El Salvador | ||
2017– | Alianza | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 22, 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 22, 2017 |
Jorge Humberto Rodríguez Alvárez (born 20 May 1971 in San Alejo, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran footballer.
He was one of the mainstays of the El Salvador national football team during the second half of the 1990s.
Nicknamed El Zarco, Rodríguez started his career with Salvadoran Second Division outfit Huracán and has played professionally for Salvadoran Premier Division sides Isidro Metapán, FAS, Águila and Alianza as well as for Dallas Burn (now FC Dallas) of Major League Soccer.
In his six seasons with the Dallas Burn, Rodríguez appeared in 155 matches, scoring 25 goals.
Rodríguez made his debut for El Salvador in an April 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification against Nicaragua and has earned over a period of 14 years a total of 71 caps, scoring 9 goals. He has represented his country in 24 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1991, 1995 and 2001 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 1996,1998 and 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cups.