Rodrigo Meléndez

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Family name hatnote Template:Infobox football biography Rodrigo David Meléndez Araya (born 3 October 1977) is a Chilean former professional footballer and current manager of Deportes Linares. He played as a defensive midfielder in his years active.

During his football career, he has won seven Chilean league titles with Colo-Colo and Cobreloa.

International career

He has represented Chile at Copa América in 2004 and 2007.

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 November 2003	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Uruguay	flag alias = Flag of Uruguay.svg	flag alias-1828 = Flag of Uruguay (1828-1830).svg	link alias-naval = National Navy of Uruguay	flag alias-army = Flag of Uruguayan Army.svg	National Army of Uruguay	link alias-air force = Uruguayan Air Force	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Uruguayan Air Force.svg	link alias-navy = National Navy of Uruguay	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || 1–0 || 1–2 || 2002 World Cup qualifier

Managerial career

In June 2023, he signed with Iberia in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile.

Personal life

His son, Javier, is a professional footballer from the Colo-Colo youth ranks who made his professional debut playing for Cobreloa in 2021.

Honours

Player

Cobreloa

• Primera División: 2003 Clausura

Colo-Colo

• Primera División (6): 2006-A, 2006-C, 2007-A, 2007-C, 2008-C, 2009-C
• Copa Sudamericana: Runner-up 2006

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