Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 ⁄2 in) 1983–1984 Betis | Playing position Name Eduardo Fernandez | |
Full name Eduardo Rodriguez Fernandez Date of birth (1966-06-08) 8 June 1966 (age 49) Place of birth Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain | ||
Eduardo Rodriguez Fernandez (born 8 June 1966) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker.
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He is Hercules league's all-time top scorer and played professionally for 13 years, in representation of five clubs.
Club career
Born in Sanlucar de Barrameda, Cadiz, Andalusia, Rodriguez arrived at Real Betis at the age of 17. During his eight-year link with the club he would only appear in seven La Liga games – six coming in the 1988–89 season under the guidance of Eusebio Rios, who was sacked after the 13th round – also being loaned twice, successively to Recreativo de Huelva and CD Badajoz, helping the latter win the Segunda Division B championship, albeit without promotion.
Rodriguez signed for Hercules CF in the 1991 summer, being instrumental as the team returned to Segunda Division in his second year, with 32 goals scored. After netting four times in as many games into the 1993–94 campaign, he returned to the top level with Rayo Vallecano, signing for €300.000; he only managed to score once during the season, and the Madrid outskirts side suffered relegation.
After helping Rayo immediately regain its lost status, Rodriguez returned to Hercules and achieved the same feat, scoring 14 goals in 30 games as the Alicante team returned to the top flight. He only added one, however, one in the following season – in a 3–2 away win against FC Barcelona on 13 January 1997 – with his team being eventually relegated.
Rodriguez retired from football in June 1998 at the age of 32. After briefly working with main club Hercules in directorial capacities, he lost all connection to the football world, remaining in Alicante.