Rodrigo Lemos

Rodrigo Javier Lemos Rosende is a Uruguayan former footballer. He is currently the head coach of Nacional U-17 team.

Club career

Nicknamed La Momia, Lemos spent most of his career playing for Nacional and Bella Vista in the Primera División Uruguaya. He also played with Pumas in the Primera División de México. From 2003 to 2004, he played for Delfines de Coatzacoalcos and Lagartos de Tabasco in Primera División A de México. In 2005, he moved to Audax Italiano in Liga de Primera, made 34 appearances and scored 10 goals. Since 2006, he returned to Uruguay and played for several teams like Liverpool de Montevideo and Rentistas. He last played for Juventud in his hometown.

International career

Lemos was a part of Uruguay national under-20 football team. He played in the 1992 South American U-20 Championship in Colombia and the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia.
He made eight appearances for the senior Uruguay national football team from 1996 to 2001. His dedut was in a 1–1 friendly away draw against China on July 17 1996. He was a part of the 2001 Copa América squad, played 6 games and scored once in the competition.