Rodrigo Daniel Astudillo (born 23 November 1977, in Jesús María) is a former Argentine football forward.

Rodrigo Astudillo
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Daniel Astudillo
Date of birth (1977-11-23) 23 November 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Jesús María, Córdoba, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Talleres
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2001 Talleres 166 (37)
2001 Cruz Azul 13 (2)
2002 Estudiantes 5 (1)
2002–2004 San Lorenzo 28 (10)
2004 Talleres 1 (2)
2005 Alianza Lima 9 (2)
2006 Nueva Chicago 14 (5)
2006 Universidad de Chile 15 (7)
2007 América-RN 1 (0)
2008 Millonarios 5 (1)
2008 América de Cali 2 (0)
2009–2010 Colegiales 8 (0)
2011 Deportivo Colón (–)
2015 Deportivo Colón (–)
Total 267 (67)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Astudillo is a product of Talleres de Córdoba and made his debut on 5 October 1996.[1] Besides Argentina, he played in Mexico, Peru, Chile, Brazil and Colombia.

In Mexico, he had a brief stint with Cruz Azul in 2001.[2]

In Peru, he played for Alianza Lima in 2005.[3]

In Chile, he played for Universidad de Chile in the second half of 2006.[4]

In Brazil, he was with América-RN in 2007.[5]

In Colombia, he played for both Millonarios and América de Cali during 2008.[6]

His last clubs were Colegiales in 2009–2010 and Deportivo Colón from Colonia Caroya [es], Córdoba, in 2011,[7][8] but he returned to play for them in the 2015 Torneo Federal C.[3]

Personal life

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Both his father, Eduardo [es], and his younger brother, Federico, were professional footballers. Eduardo represented Argentina in 1980.[9][10]

Honours

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Talleres
San Lorenzo

References

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  1. ^ (Club Atlético Talleres) Rodrigo Astudillo: A 19 años de su debut en Talleres on YouTube
  2. ^ Bobadilla, Karina (7 February 2022). "Los 25 fichajes extranjeros más decepcionantes en la historia de Cruz Azul". BolaVip (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Alianza Lima: ¿Qué es de la vida de Rodrigo Astudillo, aquel refuerzo que llegó con el objetivo del tricampeonato y se fue sin pena ni gloria?". Diario Líbero (in Spanish). 23 November 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Universidad de Chile 2006 - Campeonato de Clausura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Rodrigo Astudillo, de la U a modesto club brasileño". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 16 January 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Argentino Rodrigo Astudillo y Jose 'Pepe' Moreno, nuevos refuerzos a la delantera de América". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 24 July 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Astudillo iría a Colegiales". www.ellitoral.com.ar (in Spanish). 21 August 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  8. ^ "¿Y vos para cuándo?". En Una Baldosa (in Spanish). 20 January 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Federico Astudillo: goleador copero". La Nueva Mañana (in Spanish). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Astudillo Federico". En Una Baldosa (in Spanish). 22 November 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
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