Leonardo Rodríguez


Leonardo Adrián Rodríguez Iacobitti is an Argentine former professional football midfielder. He played for nine different club sides in his career, and represented the Argentina national team between 1991 and 1994.

Club career

Rodríguez was born in the city of Lanús in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. He started his career at Club Atlético Lanús in the Argentine 2nd Division in 1983 and finished his career in 2002 at the same club.
In between this, he had two spells with San Lorenzo and Universidad de Chile as well as playing for Vélez Sársfield and Argentinos Juniors in Argentina, Toulon in France, Atalanta B.C. in Italy and Club América in Mexico and he also had a spell with Borussia Dortmund in Germany.

International career

Rodríguez played for the Argentina national team between 1991 and 1994. He helped La Selección to win the Copa América in 1991 and 1993 and he was part of the 1994 FIFA World Cup squad. He also helped Argentina win the 1992 Confederations Cup, in which he scored in the final itself, and also won the 1993 Artemio Franchi Cup with the albicelestes.

Personal life

His son, Thomas, is a professional footballer.

Career statistics

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
120 October 1992King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia1–03–11992 King Fahd Cup Final
227 June 1993Estadio Monumental, Guayaquil, Ecuador1–11–11993 Copa América

Honours

Universidad de Chile
San Lorenzo
  • Copa Mercosur: 2001
  • Copa Sudamericana: 2002
Argentina
  • Copa América: 1991, 1993
  • FIFA Confederations Cup: 1992
  • CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions: 1993