Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay 1979–1984 Huracan Villegas Height 1.86 m | Playing position 1984–1989 Higos del Mar Weight 82 kg | |
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Full name Octavio Darío Rodríguez Peña Date of birth (1974-09-17) 17 September 1974 (age 42) Similar Antonio Pacheco D'Agosti, Fabián Estoyanoff, Marcelo Zalayeta, Fabián Carini, Gustavo Varela Profiles | ||
Octavio Darío Rodríguez Peña (born 17 September 1974 in Montevideo) is a former Uruguayan footballer who played as a Centre Back/Left back for Peñarol. He was capped 51 times for the Uruguay national team. He can play "at left-back or as a left-sided central defender. Strong in the air, he is a useful distraction in the opposition box at set pieces."
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Club career
Rodríguez has played the majority of his club football for Peñarol, and Schalke 04. His other clubs include Sud América and Bella Vista and Toluca. He left Schalke 04 in January 2008 and returned to Peñarol.
International career
For the Uruguay, he was a participant at the 2002 World Cup and scored Uruguay's first goal of the tournament, a volley that curled into the top left corner of the goal. He worn the captain's armband for Uruguay. He also played at 2004 and 2007 Copa América.
International goals
Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first.
