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El Pulga lifting the 2021 Copa de la Liga trophy in his farewell match. | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Luis Miguel Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | January 1, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Simoca, Tucumán, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Second striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1998 | Club Atlético Unión Simoca | ||
| 1998–2003 | SS Arezzo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Racing Córdoba | 13 | (2) |
| 2007–2018 | Tucumán | 292 | (119) |
| 2010–2011 | → Newell's Old Boys (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Colón | 46 | (13) |
| 2021 | Gimnasia LP | 21 | (8) |
| 2022 | Colón | 15 | (4) |
| 2023 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 19 | (3) |
| 2024 | Gimnasia de Jujuy | 16 | (5) |
| 2024 | Tucumán | 13 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Colón | 8 | (0) |
| 2026 | Ñuñorco | ? | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Argentina | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:16, 10 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Luis Miguel "Pulga" Rodríguez, (born January 1, 1985, in San Miguel de Tucumán) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a forward. Known for being a specialist in reading the game, finishing with chipped balls, and scoring from set pieces, Rodríguez played for 8 clubs in his native Argentina, best known for his 11 years at Atlético Tucumán, where he made 292 league appearances and is second in the club's all-time top scorer list, and his three spells with Colón, with whom he won the 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional, a tournament where he also finished top scorer and was named best overall player.
On 14 June 2026, Rodriguez retired from professional football at Colón's Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López in a testimonial dubbed El Último Baile (The Last Dance), after he which he moved into amateur football, joining Ñuñorco of the Liga Tucumana de Fútbol.
El Pulga was a key player for the Atlético Tucumán team that obtained in two years the promotion from the Torneo Argentino A (regionalized third division) to the Argentine Primera División (first division). On 11 June 2010 the 25-year-old forward left Atlético Tucumán and joined on loan to Newell's Old Boys.
In 2009 Argentine national team's coach Diego Maradona surprised the media by calling Luis Rodríguez for a friendly match against Ghana. The team was formed exclusively by players of the Argentine league.
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