Jorge Rodríguez (footballer, born 1971)

For other people named Jorge Rodríguez, see Jorge Rodríguez (disambiguation).

Jorge Humberto Rodríguez Alvárez (born 20 May 1971 in San Alejo, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran former professional footballer and currently manager.^[2]

Jorge Rodríguez

Personal information
Full name	Jorge Humberto Rodríguez Alvárez
Date of birth	(1971-05-20) 20 May 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth	San Alejo, El Salvador
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender Midfielder
Youth career
1987	Atiquizaya
1988	CD Santa Anita
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1990	CD Huracán
1990–1991	AD Isidro Metapán
1992–1997	CD FAS
1997–2001	Dallas Burn	116	(18)
2001	CD Águila
2002	Dallas Burn
2002–2003	CD FAS
2003–2005	CD Águila
2005–2006	Alianza FC
2007–2008	AD Isidro Metapán
International career
1991–2004	El Salvador	71	(9)
Managerial career
2013–2016	Isidro Metapán
2015	El Salvador (interim)
2017–2018	Alianza^[1]
2018	El Salvador (interim)
2018	Alianza (assistant)
2019	Alianza
2019–2020	Cobán Imperial
2020-2022	FAS
2022	FAS (Sporting Director)
2023–Present	Isidro Metapán
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Alvárez.

He was one of the mainstays of the El Salvador national football team during the second half of the 1990s.^[3][4]

Club career

Nicknamed El Zarco, Rodríguez started his career with Salvadoran Second Division outfit Huracán and has played professionally for Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador 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.^[5]

International career

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^[6] and played at the 1991, 1995^[7] and 2001 UNCAF Nations Cups^[8] as well as at the 1996,^[9] 1998^[10] and 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cups.^[11]

His final international game was a November 2004 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Panama.

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 November 1995	Estadio Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador	Yugoslavia	1–2	1–4	Friendly match
2	10 December 1995	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Costa Rica	2–0	2–1	1995 UNCAF Nations Cup
3	1 December 1996	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Cuba	3–0	3–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	5 March 2000	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Belize	2–0	5–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	16 April 2000	People's Stadium, Orange Walk Town, Belize	Belize	3–0	3–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	15 November 2000	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Jamaica	2–0	2–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	23 May 2001	Estadio Excélsior, Puerto Cortés, Honduras	Nicaragua	1–0	3–0	2001 UNCAF Nations Cup
8	23 May 2001	Estadio Excélsior, Puerto Cortés, Honduras	Nicaragua	3–0	3–0	2001 UNCAF Nations Cup
9	18 August 2004	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Panama	2–1	2–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life

The nickname El Zarco comes from the Spanish word for light blue, and refers to the color of his eyes.

Honours

Club honours

As a player

• FAS
  • Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador (La Primera) (2): 1994–95, 1995–96
• Águila
  • La Primera (2): 2000 Apertura, Clausura 2001
  • Copa Presidente (1): 2000
• Metapán
  • La Primera (2): Clausura 2007, Apertura 2008
• Dallas Burn:
  • U.S. Open Cup (1): 1997

As a coach

• Metapán
  • La Primera (3): Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014, Apertura 2014
• Alianza
  • La Primera (2): Apertura 2017, Clausura 2018
• FAS
  • La Primera (1): Clausura 2021

Professional awards and achievements

• Dallas Burn MVP (1998)
• Dallas Burn Defender of the year (1998)
• Dallas Burn Defender of the year (2000)
• Dallas Burn Defender of the year (2001)

References

1. "Alianza renovó al técnico Jorge "el Zarco" Rodríguez para el Apertura 2018". El Gráfico.
2. "Jorge "el Zarco" Rodríguez demandó al Isidro Metapán". Noticias de El Salvador - La Prensa Gráfica.
3. "Federer es una leyenda". Noticias de El Salvador - La Prensa Gráfica.
4. "'Zarco' Rodríguez: "No tiene nada de especial este juego"". 9 May 2017.
5. Jorge Rodriguez – MLS Soccer
6. – FIFA competition record (archived)
7. UNCAF Tournament 1995 14 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
8. Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 – Details 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
9. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 – Full Details 21 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
10. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 – Full Details 10 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
11. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 – Full Details 3 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF

External links

• Jorge Rodríguez at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile – CD FAS (in Spanish)
• Interview with Zarco after retiring – La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)