Bruno_Rodriguez_(footballer)
Bruno Rodriguez (footballer)
French footballer
Bruno Rodriguez (born 25 November 1972) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1972-11-25) 25 November 1972 (age 51) | ||
| Place of birth | Bastia, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1992 | Monaco B | ||
| 1992–1993 | Monaco | 3 | (0) |
| 1993–1996 | Bastia | 61 | (24) |
| 1996 | Strasbourg | 14 | (2) |
| 1997–1999 | Metz | 58 | (23) |
| 1999–2000 | Paris Saint-Germain | 18 | (6) |
| 1999 | → Bradford City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2004 | Lens | 23 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | → Guingamp (loan) | 29 | (12) |
| 2001–2002 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Ajaccio (loan) | 30 | (6) |
| 2004 | → Metz (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Clermont | 11 | (1) |
| Total | 259 | (76) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Bastia, Rodriguez spent his early career with Monaco B, Monaco, Bastia, Strasbourg, Metz and Paris Saint-Germain.[1][2]
He joined newly promoted Bradford City in the English Premier League on a season-long loan from PSG in September 1999,[3] for a loan fee of £500,000,[4] but after making five appearances in all competitions,[5] totalling 55 minutes of play,[4] the loan was cancelled in October.[6]
He later played for Lens, Guingamp, Rayo Vallecano, Ajaccio, Metz (again), and Clermont Foot.[1][2]
After retiring he returned to Corsica, and was living in Bastia as of December 2016.[7]
Rodriguez was born in France to a Spanish father and Corsican mother.[8] He was a France B international.[4]
In March 2022 the French players’ union UNFP confirmed that Rodriguez had undergone amputation of a leg due to chronic pain he had been suffering from since retirement from playing.[9]
- "Bruno Rodriguez". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- "He scored twice but never played again: More Bradford City players you may have forgotten". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 8 July 2020.
- "Games played by Bruno Rodriguez in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- "Au revoir to Bruno". Telegraph & Argus. 23 October 1999. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- Julien Emel (10 December 2016). "BRUNO RODRIGUEZ : " MEYRIEU ÉTAIT UN JOUEUR EXCEPTIONNEL "" (in French). SoFoot. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- Misticu, Fioria (22 February 2005). Bastia, la lumière et le vent. France: Publibook Des Ecrivains. p. 29.
- Westwood, James (13 March 2022). "PSG send message of support to Bruno Rodriguez as former striker gets leg amputated due to 'constant suffering'". goal.com. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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