Juan Pablo Rodríguez Guerrero (born August 7, 1979 in Zapopan, Jalisco) is a Mexican football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Santos Laguna of the Primera División de México.

Nicknamed "El Chato", he is one of the many skilled soccer players to have come out of F.C. Atlas A.C.. He was part of the Atlas' famous 98' generation alongside Rafael Márquez and others who brightened the future for Mexico national squad. His dead ball especialty skills and great vision of the field won him the right to represent his country. Rodriguez became captain of F.C. Atlas A.C. at the age of 21. His mature performances in central midfield during the 1999 Copa Libertadores which caused much interest for big teams.[1] After playing and growing as a player in Atlas for six years, Rodriguez joined Tecos UAG.

In Tecos UAG, his high point was in 2005 when he and Daniel Luduena led the team to the final only to lose against Club América.

In 2006, he joined Chivas de Guadalajara for the Apertura 2006 in the Mexican league, and then to Santos Laguna at Clausura 2007.

At Chivas de Guadalajara, his performance was criticized by the media, who thought Rodríguez could only perform well without pressure, which led to transfer rumors, realized when he joined Santos, with bad reviews following him during the first part of the season, with his new team struggling to remain in Primera División. However, in 2007 Clausura he displayed good enough football to earn a starting place.

At the start of the Apertura 2007, in the second game, Rodríguez scored a magnificent goal against Club Toluca, eventually beating them 3-2. He also scored in the match against Puebla F.C..

An international since 2003, Rodríguez has 36 caps for Mexico, with 2 goals. He was part of 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup where Mexico won. He was also present in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, with the national side finishing fourth, losing on penalties against Germany.

[edit] International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	July 20, 2003	Mexico City, Mexico	Jamaica	5–0	Win	2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup

[edit] External links

• Juan Pablo Rodríguez stats at MedioTiempo.com (Spanish)

v • d • e Mexico squad – Copa América 2001 Runners-up 1 Sánchez • 2 A. Rodríguez • 3 H. Morales • 4 Márquez • 5 Vidrio • 6 Torrado • 7 Valdez • 8 García Aspe • 9 Borgetti • 10 Victorino • 11 Osorno • 12 Pérez • 13 Mercado • 14 De Nigris • 15 Juan Pablo Rodríguez • 16 Reyes • 17 Hierro • 18 J. Rodríguez • 19 Zepeda • 20 C. Morales • 21 Arellano • 22 Martínez • Coach: Aguirre

v • d • e Mexico squad – 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Sánchez • 2 Suárez • 3 Beltrán • 4 Oteo • 5 Davino • 6 M. Ruiz • 7 Rangel • 8 Rodríguez • 9 Abundis • 10 Borgetti • 11 Osorno • 12 Cabuto • 13 Pardo • 14 Villa • 15 de Nigris • 16 Coyote • 17 Valdez • 18 Victorino • 19 Reyes • 20 V. Ruiz • 21 Pérez • 22 Chávez • 23 Dautt • Coach: Meza

v • d • e Mexico squad – 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners (4th Title) 1 Sánchez • 2 Salazar • 3 Briceño • 4 Márquez • 5 Osorio • 6 Valdez • 7 Bravo • 8 Pardo • 9 Borgetti • 10 Zepeda • 11 Osorno • 12 O.Pérez • 14 L.Pérez • 15 Rodríguez • 16 Méndez • 18 Carmona • 20 García • 21 Arellano • Coach: Lavolpe

v • d • e Mexico squad – 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Fourth Place 1 Sánchez • 2 Galindo • 3 Salcido • 4 Márquez • 5 Osorio • 6 Torrado • 7 Sinha • 8 Pardo • 9 Borgetti • 10 Bravo • 11 Morales • 12 Muñoz • 13 Márquez Lugo • 14 Pineda • 15 Sánchez Guerrero • 16 Méndez • 17 Fonseca • 18 Carmona • 19 Medina • 20 Rodríguez • 21 Lozano • 22 Pérez • 23 Corona • Coach: Lavolpe

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