Juan Pablo Rodríguez Guerrero (born 7 August 1979) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and current assistant manager for Liga MX club Monterrey.
Rodríguez with Santos Laguna in 2012
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Juan Pablo Rodríguez Guerrero | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1979-08-07) 7 August 1979 (age 44) | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Monterrey (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1997–2003 | Atlas | 189 | (53) | |||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Tecos UAG | 107 | (12) | |||||||||||
| 2006 | Guadalajara | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2007–2018 | Santos Laguna | 292 | (36) | |||||||||||
| 2015 | → Atlas (loan) | 15 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | → Morelia (loan) | 63 | (12) | |||||||||||
| Total | 679 | (114) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Mexico U20 | 5 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2000–2006 | Mexico | 43 | (1) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Santos Laguna (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | Santos Laguna (academy) | |||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | América (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2023– | Monterrey (assistant) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Nicknamed "El Chato" or "Comandante", Rodríguez is one of the many skilled soccer players to have come out of Atlas. He was part of the Atlas' famous 98' generation alongside Rafael Márquez and others who brightened the future for Mexico national squad. His dead ball especialty skills and great vision of the field won him the right to represent his country.
Rodríguez became captain of Atlas F.C. at the age of 21. His mature performances in central midfield during the 1999 Copa Libertadores provoked much interest on the part of the League's big teams.[1] After playing and growing as a player in Atlas for six years, he joined Tecos.
InTecos UAG, Rodríguez's high point came in 2005, when he and Daniel Luduena led the team to the final, only to lose against Club América.
In 2006, he joined Guadalajara for the Apertura 2006 in the Mexican league, and then to Santos LagunaatClausura 2007.
At Chivas de Guadalajara, his performance was criticized by the media, who thought Rodríguez could only perform well without pressure, which led to transfer rumors, realized when he joined Santos, with bad reviews following him during the first part of the season, with his new team struggling to remain in Primera División. However, in 2007 Clausura he displayed good enough football to earn a starting place.
At the start of the Apertura 2007, in the second game, Rodríguez scored against Toluca, eventually beating them 3–2. He also scored in the match against Club Puebla
An international since 2003, Rodríguez has 36 caps for Mexico, with 2 goals. He was part of 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup where Mexico won. He was also present in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, with the national side finishing fourth, losing on |extra time]] against Germany. In December 2014 he returned to his first team, Atlas F.C.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1. | July 20, 2003 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico |  Jamaica |
5–0 | 5–0 | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Guadalajara
Santos Laguna
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