Jorge Rodríguez (footballer, born 1971)


Jorge Humberto Rodríguez Alvárez is a former Salvadoran professional footballer and currently manager.
He was one of the mainstays of the El Salvador national football team during the second half of the 1990s.

Club career

Nicknamed El Zarco, Rodríguez started his career with Salvadoran Second Division outfit Huracán and has played professionally for Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador sides Isidro Metapán, FAS, Águila and Alianza as well as for Dallas Burn of Major League Soccer.
In his six seasons with the Dallas Burn, Rodríguez appeared in 155 matches, scoring 25 goals.

International career

Rodríguez made his debut for El Salvador in an April 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification against Nicaragua and has earned over a period of 14 years a total of 71 caps, scoring 9 goals. He has represented his country in 24 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1991, 1995 and 2001 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 1996, 1998 and 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cups.
His final international game was a November 2004 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Panama.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
112 November 1995Estadio Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador1–21–4Friendly match
210 December 1995Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador2–02–11995 UNCAF Nations Cup
31 December 1996Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador3–03–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
45 March 2000Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador2–05–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
516 April 2000People's Stadium, Orange Walk Town, Belize3–03–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
615 November 2000Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador2–02–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
723 May 2001Estadio Excélsior, Puerto Cortés, Honduras1–03–02001 UNCAF Nations Cup
823 May 2001Estadio Excélsior, Puerto Cortés, Honduras3–03–02001 UNCAF Nations Cup
918 August 2004Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador2–12–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life

The nickname El Zarco comes from the Spanish word for light blue, and refers to the color of his eyes.

Honours

Club honours

As a player