Jorge Humberto Rodríguez Alvárez (born 20 May 1971) is a Salvadoran professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of Primera División club Alianza.

He was one of the mainstays of the El Salvador national football team during the second half of the 1990s.

Club career Nicknamed El Zarco, Rodríguez started his career with Salvadoran Second Division outfit Huracán and has played professionally for Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador sides Isidro Metapán, FAS, Águila and Alianza as well as for Dallas Burn (now FC Dallas) of Major League Soccer.

In his six seasons with the Dallas Burn, Rodríguez appeared in 155 matches, scoring 25 goals.Jorge Rodriguez – MLS Soccer

International career Rodríguez made his debut for El Salvador in an April 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification against Nicaragua and has earned over a period of 14 years a total of 71 caps, scoring 9 goals. He has represented his country in 24 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1991, 1995UNCAF Tournament 1995 – RSSSF and 2001 UNCAF Nations CupsQualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 – Details – RSSSF as well as at the 1996,CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 – Full Details – RSSSF 1998CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 – Full Details – RSSSF and 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cups.CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 – Full Details – RSSSF

His final international game was a November 2004 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Panama.

International goals Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first. # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 12 November 1995 Estadio Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador 1–2 1–4 Friendly match 2 10 December 1995 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador 2–0 2–1 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup 3 1 December 1996 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador 3–0 3–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 4 5 March 2000 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador 2–0 5–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 5 16 April 2000 People's Stadium, Orange Walk Town, Belize 3–0 3–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 6 15 November 2000 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador 2–0 2–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 7 23 May 2001 Estadio Excélsior, Puerto Cortés, Honduras 1–0 3–0 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup 8 23 May 2001 Estadio Excélsior, Puerto Cortés, Honduras 3–0 3–0 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup 9 18 August 2004 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador 2–1 2–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life The nickname El Zarco comes from the Spanish word for light blue, and refers to the color of his eyes.

Honours

Club honours

As a player FAS Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador (La Primera) (2): 1994–95, 1995–96 Águila La Primera (2): 2000 Apertura, Clausura 2001 Copa Presidente (1): 2000 Metapán La Primera (2): Clausura 2007, Apertura 2008 Dallas Burn: U.S. Open Cup (1): 1997

As a coach Metapán La Primera (3): Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014, Apertura 2014 Alianza La Primera (2): Apertura 2017, Clausura 2018 FAS La Primera (1): Clausura 2021

Professional awards and achievements Dallas Burn MVP (1998) Dallas Burn Defender of the year (1998) Dallas Burn Defender of the year (2000) Dallas Burn Defender of the year (2001)

References

External links

Profile – CD FAS Interview with Zarco after retiring – La Prensa Gráfica