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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 | Iberia (manager) | ||
| 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 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rodrigo David Meléndez Araya (born 3 October 1977) is Chilean former professional footballer and current manager of Iberia. [1] He played as a defensive midfielder in his years active.
During his football career, he has won seven Chilean league titles with Colo-Colo and Cobreloa.
International career
He has represented Chile at Copa América in 2004 and 2007.
International goals
| 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
In June 2023, he signed with Iberia in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile. [2]
Personal life
His 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
Player
Cobreloa
Colo-Colo
- Primera División (6): 2006-A, 2006-C, 2007-A, 2007-C, 2008-C, 2009-C
- Copa Sudamericana: Runner-up 2006
References
- ^ "¿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
- Rodrigo David Melendez at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Rodrigo Meléndez at Soccerway
- Rodrigo Meléndez at National-Football-Teams.com
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Categories:
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Santiago
- Men's association football midfielders
- Chilean men's footballers
- Chilean expatriate men's footballers
- Chile men's international footballers
- C.D. Cobreloa footballers
- Quilmes Atlético Club footballers
- Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
- Colo-Colo footballers
- Deportes Iquique footballers
- San Luis de Quillota footballers
- San Antonio Unido footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Primera B de Chile players
- Segunda División Profesional de Chile players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- 2004 Copa América players
- 2007 Copa América players
- Chilean football managers
- San Antonio Unido managers
- Deportes Melipilla managers
- C.D. Cobreloa managers
- Deportes Iberia managers
- Segunda División Profesional de Chile managers
- Primera B de Chile managers