Juan José Rodríguez


Juan José Rodríguez Morales is a retired Costa Rican football player.

Club career

Nicknamed Peché, the defender played for a few teams, including San Carlos.

International career

Rodríguez made his debut at almost 35 years of age for Costa Rica in an April 2002 friendly match against Japan and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. All games were 2002 World Cup warm-up games. He was a surprise inclusion in Costa Rica's 2002 FIFA World Cup squad, although he played no part in the tournament. He later denied allegations he was selected due to family relations with coach Alexandre Guimarães.
His final international was a May 2002 friendly against Belgium.

Personal life

Rodríguez is married to Kattia Vargas and they have three children. He works at the Comité Cantonal de Deportes de San Carlos.