Personal information | |||
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Full name | Miguel Rodrigo Conde Salazar | ||
Date of birth | 15 July 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Manager (association football) | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Vietnam national futsal team (Head coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1991 | Banco de Granada | ||
1991–1992 | Almunecar Perez Casket | ||
Teams managed | |||
1992–1998 | Banco de Granada | ||
1998–1999 | Nazareno de Sevilla | ||
1999–2000 | Jaén Paraíso Interio | ||
2000–2003 | Spanesi Padova | ||
2003–2004 | Dinamo Moscow | ||
2004 | Luparense Padova | ||
2004–2009 | Caja Segovia | ||
2009–2016 | Japan | ||
2016–2017 | Thailand | ||
2017– | Vietnam | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Miguel Rodrigo (born 15 July 1970) is a Spanish Futsal coach. Miguel Rodrigo had successful spell between 2009 to 2016 with Japan which won two titles of AFC Futsal Championship under his guidance. Due to his depth of tactics and formations, he was dubbed by the Japanese media and fans as The Magician (Japanese : 魔法使 - Mahōtsukai).
In June 2009, Japan Football Association (JFA) has appointed Miguel Rodrigo as the national Futsal trainer with one-year contract. In 2010, Rodrigo guided Japan to the semi-finals of 2010 AFC Futsal Championship. Japan lost to Iran in the semi but secured the third-place after the win over China in the third-place playoff match. He got the two-years contract extension from JFA after the tournament.
In 2012 AFC Futsal Championship at United Arab Emirates, Miguel Rodrigo led Japan to their second title of Asian Championship after the win 6-1 over Thailand in the final.
In 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup at Thailand, Japan was in Group C along with Brazil, Portugal and Libya in the group stage. Rodrigo guided Japan to the next round by finishing third-place in the group with 4 points. Japan later lost 3-6 to Ukraine in Round of 16. His most notable moment in the tournament was in the group stage when Rodrigo led Japan to draw 5 – 5 against Portugal after being downed 2 – 5 in the first half. In February 2013, he got contract extension to 2016.