Rodrigo David Meléndez Araya (born 3 October 1977) is Chilean former professional footballer and current manager of Deportes Linares.[1] He played as a defensive midfielder in his years active.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo David Meléndez Araya | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes Linares | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1996 | Cobreloa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2003 | Cobreloa | 142 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Quilmes | 32 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Estudiantes LP | 42 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Colo-Colo | 132 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Deportes Iquique | 41 | (0) |
| 2013 | San Luis | 9 | (0) |
| 2013 | San Antonio Unido | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 407 | (3) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2007 | Chile | 26 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014 | San Antonio Unido | ||
| 2014 | Deportes Melipilla | ||
| 2015–2016 | Unión La Calera (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Cobreloa (caretaker) | ||
| 2018 | Cobreloa | ||
| 2019–2021 | Deportes Colina | ||
| 2021 | Cobreloa | ||
| 2023 | Iberia | ||
| 2024- | Deportes Linares | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
During his football career, he has won seven Chilean league titles with Colo-Colo and Cobreloa.
International career
editHe has represented Chile at Copa América in 2004 and 2007.
International goals
edit| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 November 2003 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Uruguay |
1–0 | 1–2 | 2002 World Cup qualifier |
Managerial career
editIn June 2023, he signed with Iberia in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile.[2]
Personal life
editHis son, Javier,[3] is a professional footballer from the Colo-Colo youth ranks who made his professional debut playing for Cobreloa in 2021.[4]
Honours
editPlayer
editCobreloa
Colo-Colo
- Primera División (6): 2006-A, 2006-C, 2007-A, 2007-C, 2008-C, 2009-C
- Copa Sudamericana: Runner-up 2006
References
edit- ^ "¿Qué fue de Rodrigo 'Kalule' Meléndez?". El Gráfico (in Spanish). 12 August 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "¡Nueva aventura para Kalule! Rodrigo Meléndez se hace cargo de Deportes Iberia con la durísima tarea de zafar del descenso". Bolavip Chile (in Spanish). 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Javier Meléndez :: Javier Meléndez :: Cobreloa". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ Gómez, Bastián (17 September 2021). "Paredes, Tudor y Caputto: los juveniles hijos de viejos cracks del fútbol chileno". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
External links
edit- Rodrigo David Melendez at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Rodrigo Meléndez at Soccerway
- Rodrigo Meléndez at National-Football-Teams.com