Manuel Rodríguez (footballer)

Not to be confused with Manuel Rodríguez Vega.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Araneda.
Manuel Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Manuel Rodríguez Araneda
Date of birth (1939-01-18)January 18, 1939
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Date of death September 26, 2018(2018-09-26) (aged 79)
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1972 Unión Española
International career
1961–1963 Chile 8 (0)
Managerial career
1980 Deportes Arica
1981 Regional Atacama
1982 Deportes Antofagasta
1983–1988 Cobresal
1989–1991 Unión Española
1993–1994 Cobresal
1995–1996 Coquimbo Unido
1997–1998 Deportes Iquique
1998 Everton
1999 Coquimbo Unido
2000–2001 Magallanes
2006 Unión Española
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Chile
FIFA World Cup
1962 Chile
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manuel Rodríguez Araneda (18 January 1939 – 26 September 2018) was a Chilean football defender who played for Chile in the 1962 FIFA World Cup.[1][2] As a footballer, he played for Unión Española.

Personal life

Rodríguez was nicknamed El Guerrillero (Guerrilla) after the Chilean guerrilla leader Manuel Rodríguez Erdoíza.[3]

References

  1. ^ 1982 FIFA World Cup Chile Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Manuel Rodríguez Araneda: Integrante del plantel que logró el tercer puesto en Chile 1962". La Roja (in Spanish). Football Federation of Chile. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  3. ^ Medrano, Claudio (27 September 2018). "Manuel Rodríguez Araneda el "guerrillero" de profesión lateral izquierdo". radio.uchile.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2026.


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