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{{short description|Spanish football manager (born 1968)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = David Rodrigo
| fullname = David Andrés Rodrigo Lo
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1968|5|8}}
| birth_place = [[Lleida]], Spain
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| currentclub = FS Massalcoreig (president)
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| manageryears1 = 1992–1995
| manageryears2 = 1995–1999
| manageryears3 = 1999–2010 
| manageryears4 = 2006–2008
| managerclubs1 = [[UE Lleida|Lleida]] (youth)
| managerclubs2 = [[CD Binéfar|Binéfar]] 
| managerclubs3 = [[Andorra national football team|Andorra]] 
| managerclubs4 = [[Andorra national under-21 football team|Andorra U21]]
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'''David Andrés Rodrigo Lo''' (born 8 May 1968) is a Spanish [[Association football|football]] manager. He is the president of [[futsal]] club FS Massalcoreig, and was previously in charge of the [[Andorra national football team]].

==Coaching biography==
Sports teacher by education Rodrigo started his coaching career as a youth coach for [[UE Lleida]]. Then he moved to [[CD Binéfar]] in the third Spanish league. With Rodrigo as coach the team earned promotion to the second league and won a regional cup, he was offered to become the head coach of the Andorra national team.

Rodrigo brought a new organisational structure to the team and organised a youth team. Still the team had to wait for several years for the first win in a competitive game. Only in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] qualifying game against [[Macedonia national football team|Macedonia]] the single goal by [[Marc Bernaus]] gave Andorra its first and historic win.<ref>[http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/mk/features/setimes/newsbriefs/2004/10/14/nb-10 Andorra Beats Macedonia in World Cup Qualifier]</ref> It was followed by another success for the Andorra team - a draw in Macedonia. Andorra also earned one draw against [[Finland national football team|Finland]].

In order to combat Andorra's inevitably poor results, he developed highly defensive tactics for the team. As commentator [[David Pleat]] described: "They will literally park the bus (in front of goal)".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/funny_old_game/8101146.stm|title=Sport quotes of the week |last=Charles|first=Chris|date=17 June 2009|accessdate=2009-06-20 | work=BBC News}}</ref>

==Controversy==
In September 2006 Rodrigo drew the ire of many when he reportedly told [[Israel national football team|Israel]] captain [[Yossi Benayoun]] that Israel was a "nation of killers" and threatened to have Benayoun's legs broken.<ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3300830,00.html Ynetnews] {{in lang|en}}</ref> Andorra midfielder [[Juli Fernandez]] offered his apologies to Benayoun on behalf of his team. Rodrigo has denied making these comments. The Andorran government could take action against Rodrigo if he is found guilty.<ref>[http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7004784489 All Headline News] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070615172847/http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7004784489# |date=15 June 2007 }} {{in lang|en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070607172410/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/teams/team=60618/kindstatic=1/index.html UEFA biography]
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* {{BDFutbol manager|500266}}
* {{NFT coach}}
* {{Soccerway coach|226981}}

{{Andorra national football team managers}}

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[[Category:1968 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Lleida]]
[[Category:Spanish football managers]]
[[Category:Expatriate football managers in Andorra]]
[[Category:Andorra national football team managers]]
[[Category:CD Binéfar managers]]
[[Category:Tercera División managers]]
[[Category:Segunda División B managers]]


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