Octavio Darío Rodríguez Peña (born 17 September 1974) is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a centre-back and left-back. He was recently the manager of Racing Montevideo.
He is a younger brother of the footballer Héctor Rodríguez Peña.
Club career Born in Montevideo, Rodríguez has played the majority of his club football for Peñarol, and Schalke 04. His other clubs include Sud América and Bella Vista and Toluca. He left Schalke 04 in January 2008 and returned to Peñarol.
International career With Uruguay, Rodríguez was a participant at the 2002 World Cup and scored Uruguay's first goal of the tournament, a volley that curled into the top left corner of the goal. He occasionally wore the captain's captain's armband. He also played at the 2004 and 2007 Copa América tournaments.
Style of play A versatile defender, he was capable of playing as a left-back or as a left-sided central defender. Strong in the air, he was often used as distraction in set pieces.
Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsUruguay200081200180200271200310200490200581200620200770Total503
Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rodríguez goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Darío RodríguezNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 18 July 2000 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay 2–1 3–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification2 1 June 2002 Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan, South Korea 1–1 1–2 2002 FIFA World Cup3 12 November 2005 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay 1–0 1–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenure TeamFromToRecord Peñarol26 June 202315 November 2023Racing Montevideo3 January 202517 February 2025Total
Honours Schalke 04 UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2003, 2004 DFB-Ligapokal: 2005
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