External links
- Jaime Rodríguez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jaime Rodríguez at WorldFootball.net
- Jaime Rodríguez at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jaime Alberto Rodríguez Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
| Date of death | 14 September 2025 (aged 66) | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974 | Negocios Internacionales | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1977 | Alianza | ||
| 1978–1979 | FAS | ||
| 1980–1982 | Bayer Uerdingen | ||
| 1982–1987 | Léon | 139 | (6) |
| 1984–1985 | → KPV (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| 1987–1990 | Atlas | 67 | (11) |
| 1990 | Alianza | ||
| 1991–1992 | NKK | 18 | (5) |
| 1992–1993 | Yokohama Flügels | 17 | (4) |
| 1994 | Alianza | ||
| International career | |||
| 1979–1991 | El Salvador | 50 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000 | Alianza | ||
| 2002 | San Salvador | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jaime Alberto Rodríguez Jiménez (17 January 1959 – 14 September 2025) was a Salvadoran football player.
Rodríguez represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.
From an early age, Rodríguez showed talent. After being selected by C.D. Negocios Internacionales then Alianza, he began a football career, in the process becoming a great player in El Salvador, although not as highly rated as Mágico González.
A defender, Rodríguez played professionally for different clubs around the world. Among these were El Salvador's Alianza, Mexico's Club Léon and F.C. Atlas, and Germany's Bayer Uerdingen (now known as KFC Uerdingen 05). He also played for teams in Japan's NKK, Yokohama Flügels and Finland's KPV scoring 4 goals in 18 games during 1984–1985.
Nicknamed La Chelona, Rodríguez represented his country in fifteen FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played in all three matches at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.
His final international game was an April 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification match against Nicaragua.
After retiring from football, Rodríguez started a coaching career at Alianza, but was sacked in 2002. He was a strong advocate for improvement in football organisations and programs in El Salvador. He was also a strong supporter for financial aid to Salvadoran sporting heroes of the past who were in need.
In 2009, he became President of the Salvadoran Institute of Sport (INDES) and was appointed coordinator of the El Salvador national team and in 2007 became the assistant coach of the Cuscatlecos.
Rodríguez participated in a charity match to raise funds for earthquake victims in his native El Salvador.[when?][citation needed]
In 2012, Rodríguez was named member of the football commission of FIFA.
Rodríguez died from a cardiac arrest on 14 September 2025, at the age of 66.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| NKK | 1991–92 | JSL Division 2 | 15 | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | |
| Yokohama Flügels | 1992 | J1 League | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 4 | ||
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