Place of birth Paranaiba, Brazil –1991 Puebla Role Football player | Years Team Name Celio Rodriguez Position Forward | |
Full name Celio Roberto Rodriguez da Silva Date of birth (1969-09-20) September 20, 1969 (age 46) Playing position | ||
Celio Roberto Rodriguez da Silva (born September 20, 1969 in Paranaiba, Brazil) is a retired Brazilian and naturalized Salvadoran football player.
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Club career
Rodriguez was born Celio Rodrigues in Brasil and played for several local teams in his early years before making the move to Mexican side Puebla. In 1992 he crossed the border to launch a lengthy career with Luis Angel Firpo with whom he would win 5 league titles and stay for 10 years, except for a season on loan to El Roble. In 1997 he was joint top goalscorer of the Salvadoran Premier Division. He officially retired in 2001 although he still played a few games in 2002.
International career
A naturalized Salvadoran citizen, Rodriguez made his debut for El Salvador in an August 2000 friendly match against Haiti, but he failed to impress and got injured. The match in the end proved to be his only international game.
Retirement
Rodriguez retired in 2001 to become vicar of the church of Usulutan, after he had studied theology during his football career.
Personal life
He is married to Karla Marina Siguenza and they have one daughter together. His daughter's name is Camila Rodriguez.