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Maxi Rodríguez

Maximiliano "Maxi" Rubén Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaksi roˈðɾiɣes]; born 2 January 1981) is an Argentine former footballer. Nicknamed La Fiera (The Beast in English),[4] he was commonly used as a winger on both flanks but could also operate as an attacking midfielder.[5][6]

Maxi Rodríguez
Rodríguez playing for Argentina in 2012
Personal information
Full name Maximiliano Rubén Rodríguez[1]
Date of birth (1981-01-02) January 2, 1981 (age 42)[2]
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina[2]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Youth career
Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Newell's Old Boys 57 (20)
2002–2005 Espanyol 111 (26)
2005–2010 Atlético Madrid 121 (32)
2010–2012 Liverpool 57 (15)
2012–2017 Newell's Old Boys 138 (48)
2017–2018 Peñarol 39 (12)
2019–2021 Newell's Old Boys 33 (9)
Total 556 (162)
International career
2001 Argentina U20 7 (4)
2003–2014 Argentina 56 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rodríguez arrived in Spain in his early 20s, and went on to spend the bulk of his professional career there, playing for Espanyol and Atlético Madrid and amassing La Liga totals of 232 matches and 58 goals over eight seasons. He also spent two years with Liverpool in England, and began and ended his career at Newell's Old Boys.

An Argentine international for 11 years, Rodríguez represented the country in three World Cups, finishing second in 2014.

Club career

Newell's and Espanyol

Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Rodríguez came through the youth set-up at Newell's Old Boys in the Primera División. He played with the club for three seasons, before moving to Spain.

In 2002, Rodríguez moved to La Liga to join RCD Espanyol, his league debut coming on 2 September in a 0–2 loss against Real Madrid. He played 37 matches in every campaign with the Catalans, scoring 15 goals during his last.[7][8][9]

Atlético Madrid

At the start of the 2005–06 season, Rodríguez moved to Atlético Madrid for a transfer fee of €5 million,[10] where he continued to post consistent numbers. In his second year he suffered, alongside teammate (and winger) Martin Petrov, a serious knee injury (anterior cruciate ligament), which limited him to only ten appearances.[11]

On 10 November 2009, Rodríguez put four goals past UD Marbella in the Copa del Rey round-of-32 second leg, in an eventual 6–0 home win (8–0 aggregate).[12] After the 2007 departure of Fernando Torres to Liverpool, he was selected as the new club captain;[13] he took no part in the Colchoneros' 2009–10 UEFA Europa League campaign, which ended in conquest.

Liverpool

 
Rodríguez training with Liverpool in 2011

On 13 January 2010, Rodríguez completed a free transfer to Liverpool, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal; after securing his signature, Rafael Benítez described him as "comfortable on the ball, can pass and keep possession. He is good at getting into the box and scoring goals and a good finisher",[14] and the player was given the number 17 shirt,[15] making his debut for the club as a second-half substitute in a Premier League match against Stoke City on the 16th.[16] His first full start came a week and a half later, in a 0–0 away draw to Wolverhampton Wanderers.[17]

Rodríguez picked up two league assists in his first games, both of which were for former Atlético teammate Torres. He scored his first competitive goal in a 4–0 win over Burnley at Turf Moor on 25 April 2010, playing the full 90 minutes.[18]

2010–11 was a good individual season for Rodríguez, who netted ten league goals for the team, including hat-tricks against Birmingham City (5–0 home victory)[19] and Fulham (5–2 at Craven Cottage). In the latter match, he scored twice in the opening seven minutes – the first being just after 32 seconds – and completed his exhibition with a 25-yard strike.[20]

On 8 July 2011, Rodríguez switched his jersey number to 11,[21] and he scored two goals in a pre-season friendly with Malaysia shortly after, which finished with a 6–3 win.[22] On 24 August, he was given his first start of the season in a League Cup tie against Exeter City, and netted the second in an eventual 3–1 away victory.[23]

On 20 November 2011, Rodríguez scored against Chelsea following a build-up with teammate Craig Bellamy, with Liverpool winning it 2–1 at Stamford Bridge.[24] Nine days later, against the same opponent, in the same venue and again with the decisive pass being made by the Welshman, he found the net in a 2–0 League Cup win,[25] and his team went on to win the latter competition.[26]

On 26 December 2011, Rodríguez scored just his second league goal of the season in a 1–1 draw at Anfield against Blackburn Rovers.[27] He netted his last two on 10 April 2012, for a 3–2 away defeat of the same adversary.[28]

Return to South America

On 13 July 2012, after 73 official games and 17 goals scored, Rodríguez left Liverpool and returned to his first professional club Newell's Old Boys.[29] He wrote an open letter to the Reds fans before his departure, thanking them for their support in his two-and-a-half-year stint.[30]

Rodríguez played his first match for the club since leaving on 5 August 2012, in a 0–0 draw against Club Atlético Independiente. According to him, football in his country was now "worse than ten years ago".[31] In June 2013, he helped the team win the Torneo Final, being awarded the Alumni by directors and former directors of Argentinian football late in the year.[32]

In July 2017, the 36-year-old Rodríguez moved to Uruguayan club Peñarol.[33] After winning the league in both of his seasons in Montevideo, he returned to Newell's on an 18-month contract in the last days of 2018.[34]

On 27 November 2021, Rodríguez confirmed his retirement at the age of 40, having been substituted to a standing ovation at home to Club Atlético Banfield in his final match.[35] The following January, however, he joined Hughes Foot Ball Club in the Liga Venadense de Fútbol (a regional football league in Santa Fe Province) along with his childhood friend and Newell's teammate Ignacio Scocco, president of said club.[36]

International career

Rodríguez won the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship with the Argentine under-20s on home soil, scoring four goals in seven matches including the first and last for the eventual winners.[37] He made his full side debut in a friendly match against Japan on 8 June 2003, in which he also found the net.[38]

After being part of the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup squad, Rodríguez was called for the 2006 FIFA World Cup by national boss José Pékerman and, on 16 June, he scored twice in Argentina's 6–0 victory over Serbia and Montenegro in the group stage.[39] In the round of 16, he scored the winning goal against Mexico in a 2–1 extra time victory: he controlled a cross-field pass from Juan Pablo Sorín with his chest before volleying it into the top corner of Oswaldo Sánchez's net from outside the penalty area with his left foot, in the 98th minute;[40] in an unofficial online poll by FIFA, it was voted the best goal of the tournament.[41]

 
Rodríguez (furthest left) in action against Germany at the 2010 World Cup

After Argentina lost the quarter-final game against Germany on 30 June 2006, Rodríguez punched opponent Bastian Schweinsteiger in the back. FIFA fined him CHF5,000 and suspended him from two matches in the 2007 Copa América for violent conduct.[42] However, after a serious knee injury in a friendly with Spain in October 2006, he missed the continental competition as national team manager Alfio Basile, whom initially intended to select the player, eventually rested him for precaution.[43]

Rodríguez scored in Diego Maradona's first game in charge of Argentina, a 1–0 friendly win in Scotland.[44] On 19 May 2010 he was named in the squad of 23 for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa[45] and, in the last home game before the finals five days later, scored twice against Canada, netting from a free kick from a sharp angle and after receiving a pass from Carlos Tevez in an eventual 5–0 rout.[46]

In June 2014, Rodríguez made Argentina's list for the 2014 World Cup.[47] He started in his side's opening game, a 2–1 defeat of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Estádio do Maracanã, playing the first half before being substituted for Gonzalo Higuaín at half-time.[48] He was only fielded again in the semi-finals against the Netherlands, converting the decisive penalty shootout attempt (0–0 after 120 minutes) to send his country to the final for the first time in 24 years.[49]

Personal life

Rodríguez is the cousin of fellow footballers Alexis Rodríguez and Denis Rodríguez. All three played for Newell's at the same time.[50][51]

Other ventures

In 2009, Rodríguez appeared in a music video for Coti, starring alongside Atlético teammate Diego Forlán.[52]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[53][54]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newell's Old Boys 1999–2000 Argentine Primera División 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2000–01 18 5 0 0 0 0 18 5
2001–02 33 15 0 0 0 0 33 15
Total 57 20 0 0 0 0 57 20
Espanyol 2002–03 La Liga 37 7 0 0 0 0 37 7
2003–04 37 4 0 0 0 0 37 4
2004–05 37 15 0 0 0 0 37 15
Total 111 26 0 0 0 0 111 26
Atlético Madrid 2005–06 La Liga 29 10 2 0 0 0 31 10
2006–07 10 6 0 0 0 0 10 6
2007–08 35 8 3 0 10 2 48 10
2008–09 33 6 2 0 8 4 43 10
2009–10 14 2 2 5 8 1 24 8
Total 121 32 9 5 26 7 156 44
Liverpool 2009–10 Premier League 17 1 0 0 0 0 17 1
2010–11 28 10 1 0 6 0 35 10
2011–12 12 4 9 2 0 0 21 6
Total 57 15 10 2 6 0 73 17
Newell's Old Boys 2012–13 Argentine Primera División 28 5 1 0 11 3 40 8
2013–14 22 9 1 0 5 2 28 11
2014 17 11 1 0 0 0 18 11
2015 29 10 0 0 0 0 29 10
2016 16 4 1 3 0 0 17 7
2016–17 26 9 1 0 0 0 27 9
Total 138 48 5 3 16 5 159 56
Peñarol 2017 Uruguayan Primera División 15 6 0 0 0 0 15 6
2018 24 6 5 3 5 0 34 9
Total 39 12 5 3 5 0 49 15
Newell's Old Boys 2018–19 Argentine Primera División 7 3 3 2 0 0 10 5
2019/20 23 6 13 3 0 0 36 9
2020 0 0 13 2 3 1 16 3
2021 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 33 9 29 7 3 1 65 17
Career total 556 162 58 20 56 13 670 195

International

Appearances and goals by years:[55]

Year Apps Goals
2003 2 0
2004 2 0
2005 7 1
2006 7 4
2007 4 1
2008 5 2
2009 7 1
2010 6 2
2011 0 0
2012 4 0
2013 7 3
2014 5 1
Total 56 15
Argentina score listed first, score column indicates score after each Rodríguez goal. Sign ‡ indicates goals scored from a penalty kick.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
29 December 2004 Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain   Catalonia 2–0 3–0 Unofficial friendly[56]
1. 17 August 2005 Ferenc Puskás, Budapest, Hungary   Hungary 1–0 2–1 Friendly
2. 30 May 2006 Stadio Arechi, Salerno, Italy   Angola 1–0 2–0
3. 16 June 2006 FIFA WM Stadion, Gelsenkirchen, Germany   Serbia and Montenegro 1–0 6–0 2006 FIFA World Cup
4. 3–0
5. 24 June 2006 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany   Mexico 2–1 2–1 2006 FIFA World Cup
6. 22 August 2007 Ullevaal, Oslo, Norway   Norway 1–2 1–2 Friendly
7. 4 June 2008 Qualcomm, San Diego, United States   Mexico 3–0 4–1
8. 19 November 2008 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland   Scotland 1–0 1–0
9. 28 March 2009 El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina   Venezuela 3–0 4–0 2010 World Cup qualification
10. 24 May 2010   Canada 1–0 5–0[46] Friendly
11. 2–0
12. 10 September 2013 Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay   Paraguay 5–2 ‡ 5–2 2014 World Cup qualification
13. 15 October 2013 Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay   Uruguay 1–1 2–3
14. 2–2
15. 4 June 2014 El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina   Trinidad and Tobago 3–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours

Liverpool

Newell's Old Boys

Peñarol

Argentina U20

Argentina

Individual

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External links

  • Maxi Rodríguez at BDFA (in Spanish)
  • Maxi Rodríguez at BDFutbol
  • Liverpool historic profile
  • Maxi Rodríguez at Soccerbase  
  • Maxi Rodríguez at National-Football-Teams.com

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For other people with the same name see Maximiliano Rodriguez Maximiliano Maxi Ruben Rodriguez Spanish pronunciation ˈmaksi roˈdɾiɣes born 2 January 1981 is an Argentine former footballer Nicknamed La Fiera The Beast in English 4 he was commonly used as a winger on both flanks but could also operate as an attacking midfielder 5 6 Maxi RodriguezRodriguez playing for Argentina in 2012Personal informationFull nameMaximiliano Ruben Rodriguez 1 Date of birth 1981 01 02 January 2 1981 age 42 2 Place of birthRosario Argentina 2 Height1 73 m 5 ft 8 in 3 Position s Winger attacking midfielderYouth careerNewell s Old BoysSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1999 2002Newell s Old Boys57 20 2002 2005Espanyol111 26 2005 2010Atletico Madrid121 32 2010 2012Liverpool57 15 2012 2017Newell s Old Boys138 48 2017 2018Penarol39 12 2019 2021Newell s Old Boys33 9 Total556 162 International career2001Argentina U207 4 2003 2014Argentina56 15 Honours ArgentinaFIFA World CupRunner up 2014 Brazil TeamFIFA Confederations CupRunner up 2005 Germany Team Club domestic league appearances and goalsRodriguez arrived in Spain in his early 20s and went on to spend the bulk of his professional career there playing for Espanyol and Atletico Madrid and amassing La Liga totals of 232 matches and 58 goals over eight seasons He also spent two years with Liverpool in England and began and ended his career at Newell s Old Boys An Argentine international for 11 years Rodriguez represented the country in three World Cups finishing second in 2014 Contents 1 Club career 1 1 Newell s and Espanyol 1 2 Atletico Madrid 1 3 Liverpool 1 4 Return to South America 2 International career 3 Personal life 4 Other ventures 5 Career statistics 5 1 Club 5 2 International 6 Honours 7 References 8 External linksClub career EditNewell s and Espanyol Edit Born in Rosario Santa Fe Rodriguez came through the youth set up at Newell s Old Boys in the Primera Division He played with the club for three seasons before moving to Spain In 2002 Rodriguez moved to La Liga to join RCD Espanyol his league debut coming on 2 September in a 0 2 loss against Real Madrid He played 37 matches in every campaign with the Catalans scoring 15 goals during his last 7 8 9 Atletico Madrid Edit At the start of the 2005 06 season Rodriguez moved to Atletico Madrid for a transfer fee of 5 million 10 where he continued to post consistent numbers In his second year he suffered alongside teammate and winger Martin Petrov a serious knee injury anterior cruciate ligament which limited him to only ten appearances 11 On 10 November 2009 Rodriguez put four goals past UD Marbella in the Copa del Rey round of 32 second leg in an eventual 6 0 home win 8 0 aggregate 12 After the 2007 departure of Fernando Torres to Liverpool he was selected as the new club captain 13 he took no part in the Colchoneros 2009 10 UEFA Europa League campaign which ended in conquest Liverpool Edit Rodriguez training with Liverpool in 2011 On 13 January 2010 Rodriguez completed a free transfer to Liverpool signing a three and a half year deal after securing his signature Rafael Benitez described him as comfortable on the ball can pass and keep possession He is good at getting into the box and scoring goals and a good finisher 14 and the player was given the number 17 shirt 15 making his debut for the club as a second half substitute in a Premier League match against Stoke City on the 16th 16 His first full start came a week and a half later in a 0 0 away draw to Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 Rodriguez picked up two league assists in his first games both of which were for former Atletico teammate Torres He scored his first competitive goal in a 4 0 win over Burnley at Turf Moor on 25 April 2010 playing the full 90 minutes 18 2010 11 was a good individual season for Rodriguez who netted ten league goals for the team including hat tricks against Birmingham City 5 0 home victory 19 and Fulham 5 2 at Craven Cottage In the latter match he scored twice in the opening seven minutes the first being just after 32 seconds and completed his exhibition with a 25 yard strike 20 On 8 July 2011 Rodriguez switched his jersey number to 11 21 and he scored two goals in a pre season friendly with Malaysia shortly after which finished with a 6 3 win 22 On 24 August he was given his first start of the season in a League Cup tie against Exeter City and netted the second in an eventual 3 1 away victory 23 On 20 November 2011 Rodriguez scored against Chelsea following a build up with teammate Craig Bellamy with Liverpool winning it 2 1 at Stamford Bridge 24 Nine days later against the same opponent in the same venue and again with the decisive pass being made by the Welshman he found the net in a 2 0 League Cup win 25 and his team went on to win the latter competition 26 On 26 December 2011 Rodriguez scored just his second league goal of the season in a 1 1 draw at Anfield against Blackburn Rovers 27 He netted his last two on 10 April 2012 for a 3 2 away defeat of the same adversary 28 Return to South America Edit On 13 July 2012 after 73 official games and 17 goals scored Rodriguez left Liverpool and returned to his first professional club Newell s Old Boys 29 He wrote an open letter to the Reds fans before his departure thanking them for their support in his two and a half year stint 30 Rodriguez played his first match for the club since leaving on 5 August 2012 in a 0 0 draw against Club Atletico Independiente According to him football in his country was now worse than ten years ago 31 In June 2013 he helped the team win the Torneo Final being awarded the Alumni by directors and former directors of Argentinian football late in the year 32 In July 2017 the 36 year old Rodriguez moved to Uruguayan club Penarol 33 After winning the league in both of his seasons in Montevideo he returned to Newell s on an 18 month contract in the last days of 2018 34 On 27 November 2021 Rodriguez confirmed his retirement at the age of 40 having been substituted to a standing ovation at home to Club Atletico Banfield in his final match 35 The following January however he joined Hughes Foot Ball Club in the Liga Venadense de Futbol a regional football league in Santa Fe Province along with his childhood friend and Newell s teammate Ignacio Scocco president of said club 36 International career EditRodriguez won the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship with the Argentine under 20s on home soil scoring four goals in seven matches including the first and last for the eventual winners 37 He made his full side debut in a friendly match against Japan on 8 June 2003 in which he also found the net 38 After being part of the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup squad Rodriguez was called for the 2006 FIFA World Cup by national boss Jose Pekerman and on 16 June he scored twice in Argentina s 6 0 victory over Serbia and Montenegro in the group stage 39 In the round of 16 he scored the winning goal against Mexico in a 2 1 extra time victory he controlled a cross field pass from Juan Pablo Sorin with his chest before volleying it into the top corner of Oswaldo Sanchez s net from outside the penalty area with his left foot in the 98th minute 40 in an unofficial online poll by FIFA it was voted the best goal of the tournament 41 Rodriguez furthest left in action against Germany at the 2010 World Cup After Argentina lost the quarter final game against Germany on 30 June 2006 Rodriguez punched opponent Bastian Schweinsteiger in the back FIFA fined him CHF5 000 and suspended him from two matches in the 2007 Copa America for violent conduct 42 However after a serious knee injury in a friendly with Spain in October 2006 he missed the continental competition as national team manager Alfio Basile whom initially intended to select the player eventually rested him for precaution 43 Rodriguez scored in Diego Maradona s first game in charge of Argentina a 1 0 friendly win in Scotland 44 On 19 May 2010 he was named in the squad of 23 for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa 45 and in the last home game before the finals five days later scored twice against Canada netting from a free kick from a sharp angle and after receiving a pass from Carlos Tevez in an eventual 5 0 rout 46 In June 2014 Rodriguez made Argentina s list for the 2014 World Cup 47 He started in his side s opening game a 2 1 defeat of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Estadio do Maracana playing the first half before being substituted for Gonzalo Higuain at half time 48 He was only fielded again in the semi finals against the Netherlands converting the decisive penalty shootout attempt 0 0 after 120 minutes to send his country to the final for the first time in 24 years 49 Personal life EditRodriguez is the cousin of fellow footballers Alexis Rodriguez and Denis Rodriguez All three played for Newell s at the same time 50 51 Other ventures EditIn 2009 Rodriguez appeared in a music video for Coti starring alongside Atletico teammate Diego Forlan 52 Career statistics EditClub Edit Appearances and goals by club season and competition 53 54 Club Season League Cup Continental TotalDivision Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsNewell s Old Boys 1999 2000 Argentine Primera Division 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 02000 01 18 5 0 0 0 0 18 52001 02 33 15 0 0 0 0 33 15Total 57 20 0 0 0 0 57 20Espanyol 2002 03 La Liga 37 7 0 0 0 0 37 72003 04 37 4 0 0 0 0 37 42004 05 37 15 0 0 0 0 37 15Total 111 26 0 0 0 0 111 26Atletico Madrid 2005 06 La Liga 29 10 2 0 0 0 31 102006 07 10 6 0 0 0 0 10 62007 08 35 8 3 0 10 2 48 102008 09 33 6 2 0 8 4 43 102009 10 14 2 2 5 8 1 24 8Total 121 32 9 5 26 7 156 44Liverpool 2009 10 Premier League 17 1 0 0 0 0 17 12010 11 28 10 1 0 6 0 35 102011 12 12 4 9 2 0 0 21 6Total 57 15 10 2 6 0 73 17Newell s Old Boys 2012 13 Argentine Primera Division 28 5 1 0 11 3 40 82013 14 22 9 1 0 5 2 28 112014 17 11 1 0 0 0 18 112015 29 10 0 0 0 0 29 102016 16 4 1 3 0 0 17 72016 17 26 9 1 0 0 0 27 9Total 138 48 5 3 16 5 159 56Penarol 2017 Uruguayan Primera Division 15 6 0 0 0 0 15 62018 24 6 5 3 5 0 34 9Total 39 12 5 3 5 0 49 15Newell s Old Boys 2018 19 Argentine Primera Division 7 3 3 2 0 0 10 52019 20 23 6 13 3 0 0 36 92020 0 0 13 2 3 1 16 32021 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0Total 33 9 29 7 3 1 65 17Career total 556 162 58 20 56 13 670 195International Edit Appearances and goals by years 55 Year Apps Goals2003 2 02004 2 02005 7 12006 7 42007 4 12008 5 22009 7 12010 6 22011 0 02012 4 02013 7 32014 5 1Total 56 15Argentina score listed first score column indicates score after each Rodriguez goal Sign indicates goals scored from a penalty kick Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 29 December 2004 Camp Nou Barcelona Spain Catalonia 2 0 3 0 Unofficial friendly 56 1 17 August 2005 Ferenc Puskas Budapest Hungary Hungary 1 0 2 1 Friendly2 30 May 2006 Stadio Arechi Salerno Italy Angola 1 0 2 03 16 June 2006 FIFA WM Stadion Gelsenkirchen Germany Serbia and Montenegro 1 0 6 0 2006 FIFA World Cup4 3 05 24 June 2006 Zentralstadion Leipzig Germany Mexico 2 1 2 1 2006 FIFA World Cup6 22 August 2007 Ullevaal Oslo Norway Norway 1 2 1 2 Friendly7 4 June 2008 Qualcomm San Diego United States Mexico 3 0 4 18 19 November 2008 Hampden Park Glasgow Scotland Scotland 1 0 1 09 28 March 2009 El Monumental Buenos Aires Argentina Venezuela 3 0 4 0 2010 World Cup qualification10 24 May 2010 Canada 1 0 5 0 46 Friendly11 2 012 10 September 2013 Defensores del Chaco Asuncion Paraguay Paraguay 5 2 5 2 2014 World Cup qualification13 15 October 2013 Centenario Montevideo Uruguay Uruguay 1 1 2 314 2 215 4 June 2014 El Monumental Buenos Aires Argentina Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 3 0 FriendlyHonours EditLiverpool Football League Cup 2011 12 26 FA Cup runner up 2011 12 57 Newell s Old Boys Argentine Primera Division 2013 FinalPenarol Uruguayan Primera Division 2017 2018 Supercopa Uruguaya 2018Argentina U20 FIFA U 20 World Cup 2001Argentina FIFA World Cup runner up 2014 FIFA Confederations Cup runner up 2005Individual Copa del Rey top scorer 2009 10 58 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Rodriguez para el triunfo de la reserva leprosa The wonder goal of Maxi Rodriguez s other cousin for win of the leper reserves La Capital in Spanish 2 October 2017 Retrieved 16 March 2018 Que primo Maxi What a cousin Maxi Ole in Spanish 2 October 2017 Retrieved 16 March 2018 Maxi Rodriguez y Diego Forlan invitados de lujo en el nuevo videoclip de Coti Maxi Rodriguez and Diego Forlan stellar guests in Coti s new video in Spanish Atletico Madrid 17 March 2009 Retrieved 28 August 2009 M Rodriguez Soccerway Retrieved 2 April 2014 Maxi Rodriguez at ESPN FC Maximiliano Rodriguez Mundo Albiceleste Retrieved 14 August 2018 Astruells Andres 30 December 2004 El partido mas infortunado de la joven seleccion de Catalunya The young Catalan national team s most unfortunate match Mundo Deportivo Retrieved 14 August 2018 McNulty Phil 5 May 2012 Chelsea 2 1 Liverpool BBC Sport Retrieved 25 July 2022 Copa del Rey 2009 2010 Top Scorer World Football Retrieved 3 April 2020 Maidana es de oro Maidana is golden Ole in Spanish 18 December 2013 Retrieved 3 April 2020 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maxi Rodriguez Maxi Rodriguez at BDFA in Spanish Maxi Rodriguez at BDFutbol Liverpool historic profile Maxi Rodriguez at Soccerbase Maxi Rodriguez at National Football Teams com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maxi Rodriguez amp oldid 1138210028, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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