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Rodrigo Riquelme
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Full name Rodrigo Fabián Riquelme Cabrera
Date of birth (1984-06-01) 1 June 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth Colonia de la Virginidad, Paraguay
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Sol de América 0 (0)
2004–2005 Rangers de Talca 31 (2)
2006 12 de Octubre 0 (0)
2007 Rangers de Talca 47 (3)
2008 Curicó Unido 38 (1)
2009 Colo-Colo 9 (0)
2009–2014 Palestino 142 (7)
2015–2016 Deportes Antofagasta 37 (5)
2016–2017 Curicó Unido 25 (1)
2018 Santiago Wanderers 6 (0)
2019 San Luis 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 March 2020

Rodrigo Fabián Riquelme Cabrera, born on June 1, 1984, is a football player. He is a defender, which means he helps protect his team's goal. Rodrigo was born in Paraguay but also has Chilean citizenship.

He started his professional football career in 2003 with a team called Sol de América in Paraguay. In 2004, he moved to Rangers de Talca in Chile. Since then, he has played for many different football clubs in Chile.

One of his most memorable moments was in 2008. While playing for Curicó Unido, he scored a very important goal against Puerto Montt. This goal helped his team, Curicó Unido, get promoted to the Chilean Primera División, which is the top football league in Chile. Later that year, he moved to another big Chilean club, Colo-Colo.

Football Achievements

Club Success

Rodrigo Riquelme has helped his teams win important titles during his career.

Curicó Unido
  • Primera B de Chile (2): 2008, 2016–17

These titles mean his team won the second-highest football league in Chile twice.

See also

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