Antonio Rodríguez Saravia (born 28 January 1971), commonly known as Rodri, is a Spanish retired footballer, who played as a forward, and manager. He is currently an individual development coach at Premier League club Aston Villa.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Rodríguez Saravia | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa (development coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Santfeliuenc | |||
| 1988–1989 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1988 | Santfeliuenc | ||
| 1989–1990 | Martinenc | ||
| 1990 | Teruel | 14 | (3) |
| 1990–1991 | Levante Las Planas | ||
| 1991–1992 | Igualada | 41 | (20) |
| 1992–1993 | Balaguer | 27 | (15) |
| 1993–1994 | Gimnàstic | 28 | (5) |
| 1994–1995 | Tàrrega | 28 | (9) |
| 1995–1996 | Santboià | 32 | (15) |
| 1996–1999 | Palamós | 83 | (27) |
| 1999–2000 | Gavà | 4 | (1) |
| 2000 | Palamós | ||
| 2000–2002 | Peralada | ||
| 2002–2004 | Olot | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Peralada | ||
| 2014–2016 | Olot | ||
| 2017 | Pobla Mafumet | ||
| 2017–2018 | Gimnàstic | ||
| 2018–2019 | Extremadura | ||
| 2020–2021 | Inter d'Escaldes | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBorn in Barcelona, Catalonia, Rodri joined Barcelona's youth setup in 1988 from Santfeliuenc, but was released in the following year. He subsequently joined Martinenc, and in January 1990 he moved to Teruel in Segunda División B.
In the following five seasons, Rodri rarely settle into a club, representing Levante Las Planas, Igualada, Balaguer, Gimnàstic, Tàrrega and Santboià.[1] In 1996 he signed for Tercera División side Palamós, helping in their promotion to the third division in 1998.
Rodri also had a brief stint at Gavà during the 1999–2000 season, but returned to Palamós after appearing rarely. He resumed his career with Peralada and Olot, retiring with the latter in 2004, aged 33.
Managerial career
editRodri started his career as Raül Agné's assistant at Girona in 2010. On 16 March 2012, he was appointed assistant manager at Olot, but was in charge of the first team along with Àlex Terma during his spell.[2]
On 10 December 2012, Rodri left Olot and moved to Cádiz, again as Agné's second.[3] On 25 November 2014 he returned to his previous club, now named first team manager.[4]
Rodri was sacked on 22 February 2016 due to his poor results,[5] and reunited with Agné at Real Zaragoza on 28 October.[6] On 22 June of the following year, he returned to Nàstic after being named Pobla Mafumet manager.[7]
On 9 September 2017, after Lluís Carreras' dismissal, Rodri was named interim manager of the first team in Segunda División.[8][9] His first professional match in charge occurred eight days later, a 3–1 home win against Albacete.[10] After three wins in five matches, Rodri was confirmed as manager until the end of the season.[11] On 29 January 2018, he was sacked.[12]
On 25 September 2018, Tenerife announced that Rodri would join the technical staff, working as an assistant coach.[13] On 13 November, he was named Extremadura manager, with the club also in the second division;[14] on 16 February 2019, he was dismissed.[15]
In November 2020, Rodri was named manager of Andorran Primera Divisió club Inter d'Escaldes. He chose to depart the club on 22 February 2021, after being offered the role of development coach at La Liga club Villarreal.[16] He subsequently followed Villarreal manager Unai Emery to join Premier League club Aston Villa in the same role in November 2022.[17]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 23 May 2021
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Olot | 
|
25 November 2014 | 22 February 2016 | 50 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 26.00 | [18] |
| Pobla Mafumet |
|
22 June 2017 | 9 September 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 | [19] |
| Gimnàstic |
|
9 September 2017 | 29 January 2018 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 40.00 | [20] |
| Extremadura |
|
13 November 2018 | 16 February 2019 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 23.08 | [21] |
| Inter d'Escaldes | 
|
29 November 2020 | 22 February 2021 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 63.64 | |
| Total | 97 | 31 | 30 | 36 | 112 | 106 | +6 | 31.96 | — | |||
References
edit- ^ "Rodri, el segundo de Agné, al menos dos partidos al timón del banquillo" [Rodri, Agné's second, at least two matches in charge of the bench] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "L'Olot fitxa a 'Rodri' com a segon entrenador" [Olot sign 'Rodri' as assistant manager] (in Catalan). Olot Televisió. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Antonio Rodríguez, 'Rodri', deixa la Unió Esportiva Olot" [Antonio Rodríguez, 'Rodri', leaves Unió Esportiva Olot] (in Catalan). El Garrotxí. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Rodri, torna a la banqueta de l'Olot com a nou entrenador" [Rodri, returns to Olot's bench as new manager] (in Catalan). El Garrotxí. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Antonio Rodríguez, 'Rodri', deixa de ser l'entrenador de la Unió Esportiva Olot" [Antonio Rodríguez, 'Rodri', leaves as manager of Unió Esportiva Olot] (in Catalan). Olot Televisió. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Rodri se une al cuerpo técnico de Agné" [Rodri joins Agné's staff] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Antonio Rodríguez Saravia "Rodri" nou entrenador de La Pobla" [Antonio Rodríguez Saravia "Rodri" new manager of Pobla] (in Catalan). Pobla Mafumet. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Lluís Carreras finalitza la seva etapa al Nàstic" [Lluís Carreras ends his spell at Nàstic] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Rodri, nou entrenador del Nàstic" [Rodri, new manager of Nàstic] (in Catalan). Diari Més. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Buen debut de Rodri y el Nástic le pasa el farolillo rojo al 'Alba'" [Good debut of Rodri and Nàstic give the last place to Alba] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Rodri firmará como técnico del Nàstic por una temporada más otra opcional" [Rodri will sign as Nàstic manager for one season plus another optional] (in Spanish). ABC. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Rodri finaliza su etapa como técnico grana" [Rodri ends his spell as grana manager] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "Antonio Rodríguez Saravia, 'Rodri', se incorpora al cuerpo técnico" [Antonio Rodríguez Saravia, 'Rodri', joins the technical staff] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "'Rodri', nuevo entrenador del Extremadura" ['Rodri', new manager of Extremadura] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "El Extremadura destituye a Rodri" [Extremadura sack Rodri] (in Spanish). Marca. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Gràcies, Rodri!". Inter Club d'Escaldes (in Spanish). 22 February 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ Club, Aston Villa Football. "Villa confirm Unai Emery's backroom team". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Rodri: Antonio Rodríguez Saravia: Matches 2014–15". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
"Rodri: Antonio Rodríguez Saravia: Matches 2015–16". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 September 2017. - ^ "Pobla Mafumet" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Rodri: Antonio Rodríguez Saravia: Matches 2017–18". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Rodri: Antonio Rodríguez Saravia: Matches 2018–19". BDFutbol. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
External links
edit- Gavà profile Archived 2017-09-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- Rodri at BDFutbol
- Rodri manager profile at BDFutbol
- Rodri coach profile at Soccerway