Juan Rodríguez Vega


Juan Carlos Rodríguez Vega was a Chilean footballer and manager who played as a defender. He made 26 appearances for the Chile national team.

Club career

Rodríguez began his playing career with Chilean first division club C.F. Universidad de Chile. He won the Chilean league four times with Universidad de Chile. He moved to Primera División side Atlético Español in 1973, the club where he would win the 1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
On 6 April 1965, Rodríguez Vega was one of the constituent footballers of, the trade union of professionales footballers in Chile, alongside fellows such as Pedro Araya, Manuel Astorga, Rubén Marcos, among others.

International career

Rodríguez played for the Chile national team at the 1974 FIFA World Cup finals in West Germany.

Managerial career

After playing for Ñublense, in 1981, he began his managerial career in the same club, working for several Chilean clubs in both the Primera and Segunda División, and for Indonesian clubs, coaching PSMS Medan in 2002 and Persita Tangerang alongside his brother Manuel in 2004.

Personal life

He had two older brothers who were professional footballers: Gabriel Rodríguez Vega and Manuel Rodríguez Vega.
His sons, Juan and Francisco Rodríguez Rubio, were also professional footballers who made his career mainly in Indonesia.

Honours

Universidad de Chile
Atlético Español