Raul rodriguez biography

Spanish footballer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Navarro.

Raúl Rodríguez Navarro (Spanish pronunciation:[raˈulroˈðɾiɣeθ]; born 22 September 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

He played 92 matches for Espanyol, and subsequently competed in the United States, China and Kuwait.

Club career

Espanyol

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Rodríguez made his professional debut with UDA Gramenet, going on to play three full Segunda División B seasons with the team.

In summer 2010 he signed for neighbouring RCD Espanyol, being initially assigned to their reserves.^[1]

After Víctor Ruiz was sold in the 2011 January transfer window, and Juan Forlín suffered a serious injury, Rodríguez was propelled to the first team by manager Mauricio Pochettino.^[2] On 27 November 2010 he made his La Liga de