Ángel Luis Rodríguez (born 15 February 1976) is a retired Panamanian football midfielder.
Club career Pito Rodríguez played in the youth teams of Uruguayan giants Nacional and Colombian outfit Independiente Santa Fe and started his senior career at Ejecutivo Jrs.,Volante incansable - Día a día played for San Francisco and Tauro and returned to San Francisco in December 2002.'Pito' jugará con el San Francisco - La Prensa While at Tauro, he went to Italy for a trial with Empoli in 1998."Pito" Rodríguez viaja hoy para probarse en el fútbol italiano - Crítica
He had a spell abroad on loan at Salvadoran side FAS in 1999,Panameño "Pito" Rodríguez debuta con el FAS ante el Sonsonate el domingo - Crítica but left the club citing urgent family matters while denying any involvement in a Salvadoran road accident in which a person died and subsequently fleeing Salvadoran law.El Tauro negociará supuesta indemnización de "Pito" al FAS - Panamá América In summer 2005, he went to play alongside compatriot Juan Carlos Cubillas for Ecuadoran second division team Santa Rita."Pito" Rodríguez debutó en Santa Rita de Ecuador - Crítica
He also played for Sporting San Miguelito and Árabe Unido, whom he joined a second time in summer 2009 from Sporting.‘Pito’ será refuerzo del Árabe - La Estrella
He retired in July 2011.Se retira Angel Luis “Pito” Rodríguez - PanamaFutbol
International career He played for the Panama U23 team in the 1997 Central American Games.ORO con angustia - Nación
Rodríguez made his debut for Panama in a January 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Nicaragua and has earned a total of 59 caps, scoring 3 goals.Appearances for Panama National Team - RSSSF He represented his country in 18 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and was a member of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup team, who finished second in the tournament.CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details - RSSSFU.S. Men Win Third Gold Cup Championship With 3-1 Penalty Shootout Victory Against Panama at Giants Stadium - US Soccer
His final international was a January 2010 friendly match against Chile.
International goals Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.Ángel Luis Rodríguez - International Appearances # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 12 October 1999 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 1–0 2–2 Friendly match 2 22 June 2000 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 1–0 2–0 Friendly match 3 24 April 2001 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 2–0 2–0 Friendly match
Managerial career After retiring as a player in July 2011, Rodríguez was named assistant to manager Jair Palacios at Árabe Unido.Pito Rodríguez será asistente de Palacios - PanamaFutbol He was appointed coach of Árabe Unido Reserves in summer 2014.Árabe, listo para hoy - La Prensa
Honours Panama
CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2005
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