Leonardo ("Leo") Adrián Rodríguez Iacobitti (born 27 August 1966) is an Argentine former professional football midfielder. He played for nine different club sides in his career, and represented the Argentina national team between 1991 and 1994.
Club career Rodríguez was born in the city of Lanús in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. He started his career at Club Atlético Lanús in the Argentine 2nd Division in 1983 and finished his career in 2002 at the same club.
In between this, he had two spells with San Lorenzo and Universidad de Chile as well as playing for Vélez Sársfield and Argentinos Juniors in Argentina, Toulon in France, Atalanta B.C. in Italy and Club América in Mexico and he also had a spell with Borussia Dortmund in Germany.
International career Rodríguez played for the Argentina national team between 1991 and 1994. He helped La Selección to win the Copa América in 1991 and 1993 and he was part of the 1994 FIFA World Cup squad. He also helped Argentina win the 1992 Confederations Cup, in which he scored in the final itself, and also won the 1993 Artemio Franchi Cup with the albicelestes.
Personal life His son, Thomas, is a professional footballer.
Career statistics Argentina score listed first, score column indicates score after each Rodríguez goal. No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition120 October 1992King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia1–03–11992 King Fahd Cup Final227 June 1993Estadio Monumental, Guayaquil, Ecuador1–11–11993 Copa América
Honours Universidad de Chile Primera División de Chile: 1995, 1999, 2000 Copa Chile: 1998, 2000
San Lorenzo Copa Mercosur: 2001 Copa Sudamericana: 2002
Argentina Copa América: 1991, 1993 FIFA Confederations Cup: 1992 CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions: 1993
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