Full name Sergio Rodriguez Viera Name Sergio Viera Date of birth 4 April 1928 Role Footballer | Place of death Alicante, Spain Position Forward Playing position | |
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Place of birth Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay Date of death 6 April 1986(1986-04-06) (aged 58) Died April 6, 1986, Alicante, Spain | ||
Sergio Rodríguez Viera (4 April 1928 – 6 April 1986) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a forward, and football manager.
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Playing career
Rodríguez played for the Uruguayan Primera División, French Ligue 1, and Spanish La Liga. After good seasons with Rampla Juniors played two seasons with the Stade Français which struggled to avoid relegation. In three seasons with CD Málaga where he scored goals, he signed for Real Madrid C.F.. In Madrid played 5 league games. In the 1954–55 season he joined to Hércules CF where he spent 4 seasons at a good level. He was in Hércules where he started as player–manager on an interim basis. He later played on the third level with Alicante CF and Orihuela Deportiva CF, where he also served as player-coach these teams.
Coaching career
Then began a coaching career that led him to spend practically all categories of Spanish football. In the 1968–69 season reached promotion to RCD Mallorca in La Liga.
Personal
Rodríguez' brother, Héctor Rodríguez Viera, was also a footballer, in teams as Club Nacional de Football.