Alberto Junior Rodríguez Valdelomar

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Alberto Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name	Alberto Junior Rodríguez Valdelomar
Date of birth	March 31, 1984 (1984-03-31) (age 24)
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Central defender
Club information
Current club	SC Braga
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002-2006 2007-	Sporting Cristal SC Braga	155 (8) 26 (1)
National team2
2005–present	Peru	31 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 10, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of October 11, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Alberto Junior Rodríguez Valdelomar, known simply as Rodríguez, nicknamed El mudo (mute) (born March 31, 1984 in Lima), is a Peruvian international footballer currently with Sporting de Braga in the Superliga as a central defender.

Rodriguez started his career in Deportivo Wanka but was quickly taken to Sporting Cristal. On December 28, 2006, he signed a five year deal with Portuguese Liga oufit Sporting Clube de Braga and, on February 18, 2007, played his first league match for Braga against U.D. Leiria.^[1]

Rodríguez started representing Peru during the qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup, and quickly became a defensive cornerstone. He represented the nation in Copa América 2007.

[edit] Honours

• Primera División Peruana (2002, 2005)
• Clausura (2002, 2004, 2005)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Stats and profile at zerozero.pt

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