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{{short description|Mexican footballer (born 1979)}}
{{other people}}
{{family name hatnote|Rodríguez|Guerrero|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name            = Juan Pablo Rodríguez
| image           = Juan Pablo Rodríguez.jpg
| caption         = Rodríguez with [[Santos Laguna]] in 2012
| fullname        = Juan Pablo Rodríguez Guerrero
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|8|7}}
| birth_place     = [[Zapopan]], [[Jalisco]], Mexico
| height          = 1.66 m
| currentclub     = 
| position        = [[Midfielder]]
| years1 = 1997–2003 | clubs1 =   [[Atlas F.C.|Atlas]]                | caps1 = 189| goals1 = 53
| years2 = 2003–2006 | clubs2 =   [[Tecos F.C.|Tecos UAG]]                       | caps2 = 107| goals2 = 12
| years3 = 2006      | clubs3 =   [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]]    | caps3 = 13 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2007–2018     | clubs4 =   [[Santos Laguna]]| caps4 = 292| goals4 = 36
| years5 = 2015      | clubs5 = → [[Atlas F.C.|Atlas]] (loan)         | caps5 = 15 | goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2015–2018     | clubs6 = → [[Monarcas Morelia|Morelia]] (loan) | caps6 = 63 | goals6= 12
| totalcaps      = 679
| totalgoals     = 114
| nationalyears1 = 1999
| nationalyears2  =  2000–2006
| nationalteam1  =   [[Mexico national under-20 football team|Mexico U20]]
| nationalteam2   = [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]
| nationalcaps1   = 5
| nationalcaps2   = 43
| nationalgoals1  = 2
| nationalgoals2  = 1
| manageryears1        = 2018–2019
| managerclubs1        = [[Santos Laguna]] (assistant)
| manageryears2       = 2019
| managerclubs2        = [[Santos Laguna]] (academy)
| manageryears3       = 2022–2023
| managerclubs3       = [[Club América|América]] (assistant)
| manageryears4       = 2023–2024
| managerclubs4       = [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]] (assistant)
| manageryears5        = 2025
| managerclubs5        = [[Santos Laguna]] (assistant)
| medaltemplates  = 
{{Medal|Country | {{MEX}} }}
{{Medal|W|[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]|[[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2003]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[Copa America]]|[[2001 Copa America|2001]]}}
}}

'''Juan Pablo Rodríguez Guerrero''' (born 7 August 1979) is a Mexican former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]] and current assistant [[Manager (association football)|manager]] for [[Liga MX]] club [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]].

==Career==
Nicknamed "El Chato" or "Comandante", Rodríguez is one of the many skilled football players to have come out of [[Atlas F.C.|Atlas]]. He was part of the Atlas' famous 98' generation alongside [[Rafael Márquez]] and others who brightened the future for Mexico national squad. His dead ball especialty skills and great vision of the field won him the right to represent his country.

Rodríguez became captain of [[Atlas F.C.]] at the age of 21. His mature performances in central midfield during the 1999 Copa Libertadores provoked much interest on the part of the League's big teams.<ref>[http://worldcup.itv.com/Teams/Story_Page/0,15843,6979_1008781,00.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012192442/http://worldcup.itv.com/Teams/Story_Page/0%2C15843%2C6979_1008781%2C00.html |date=12 October 2008}}</ref> After playing and growing as a player in Atlas for six years, he joined [[Tecos F.C.|Tecos]].

In [[Tecos UAG]], Rodríguez's high point came in 2005, when he and [[Daniel Luduena]] led the team to the final, only to lose against [[Club América]].

In 2006, he joined [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]] for the ''[[Apertura]]'' 2006 in the [[Liga MX|Mexican league]], and then to [[Santos Laguna]] at ''[[Primera División de México Clausura 2007|Clausura]]'' 2007.

At Chivas de Guadalajara, his performance was criticized by the media, who thought Rodríguez could only perform well without pressure, which led to transfer rumors, realized when he joined Santos, with bad reviews following him during the first part of the season, with his new team struggling to remain in ''Primera División''. However, in 2007 ''Clausura'' he displayed good enough football to earn a starting place.

At the start of the ''Apertura'' 2007, in the second game, Rodríguez scored against [[Deportivo Toluca F.C.|Toluca]], eventually beating them 3–2. He also scored in the match against [[Club Puebla]]

An international since 2003, Rodríguez has 36 caps for [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]], with 2 goals. He was part of [[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] where Mexico won. He was also present in the [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup]], with the national side finishing fourth, losing on |extra time]] against [[Germany national football team|Germany]].
In December 2014 he returned to his first team, [[Atlas F.C.]]

==International goals==
{{International goals header}}
|-
| 1. || July 20, 2003 || [[Estadio Azteca]], [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]] || {{fb|JAM}} || '''5'''–0 || 5–0 || [[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|}

== Honours ==
'''Guadalajara'''
*[[Liga MX|Mexican Primera División]]: [[Primera División de México Apertura 2006|Apertura 2006]]

'''Santos Laguna'''
*[[Liga MX|Mexican Primera División]]: [[Primera División de México Clausura 2008|Clausura 2008]], [[2011-12 Mexican Primera División season#Torneo Clausura|Clausura 2012]]
*[[Copa MX]]: [[Apertura 2014 Copa MX|Apertura 2014]]

'''Mexico'''
*[[Copa América]] runner-up: [[2001 Copa América|2001]]

'''Individual'''
*[[Liga MX|Mexican Primera División]] Best Midfielder: [[Primera División de México Invierno 1999|Invierno 1999]]
*[[RSSSF#Player_of_the_Year_award|RSSSF Player of the Year]] Nomination: 2001,<ref>{{cite web|title=Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 2001|url=https://www.rsssf.org/rssbest/rsspoy01.html|website=RSSSF}}</ref> 2002<ref>{{cite web|title=Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 2002|url=https://www.rsssf.org/rssbest/rsspoy02.html|website=RSSSF}}</ref>
*[[Liga MX|Mexican Primera División]] Best Defensive Midfielder: [[2011-12 Mexican Primera División season#Torneo Apertura|Apertura 2011]], [[2011-12 Mexican Primera División season#Torneo Clausura|Clausura 2012]]

'''Records'''
*[[Santos Laguna]] Most appearances: 343

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Liga MX player|14405|Juan Pablo Rodríguez Guerrero}}
* {{MedioTiempo|juan-pablo-rodriguez}}
* {{Soccerway}}
* {{NFT}}

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