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Miguel Rodrigo

Miguel Rodrigo
Personal information
Full name Miguel Rodrigo Conde Salazar
Date of birth (1970-07-15) 15 July 1970 (age 47)
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Manager (association football)
Club information
Current team
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.


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