| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Sebastián Rodríguez Cano | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Date of death | 11 September 2010 (aged 22) | ||
| Place of death | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nacional | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Nacional | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Central Español | 27 | (8) |
| 2010 | Nacional | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 30 | (8) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Diego Sebastián Rodríguez Cano (28 May 1988 – 11 September 2010) was a Uruguayan professional footballer who played as a defender.
Career
Born in Montevideo, Rodríguez played for Nacional and Central Español.
Death
Rodríguez was seriously injured in a car crash in Montevideo on 9 September 2010, and was admitted to the ICU at Montevideo's La Española hospital. He had suffered brain and chest trauma as a result of the accident,[1] and died two days later of cardiac arrest at the age of 22.[2] Following Rodríguez' death, tributes came in from Uruguayan football players: national team players Luis Suárez and Diego Forlán both dedicated their goals scored on Saturday to the memory of Rodríguez, as did Mario Regueiro, Luis Aguiar,[3] Edinson Cavani[4] and Sebastián "El Loco" Abreu.[5] Forlán also commented the death on his Twitter account, offering his "condolences to Rodríguez' family, friends, fans of Nacional, and to football in Uruguay".[6]
His remains are buried at Parque del Reencuentro.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Falleció Diego Rodríguez" (in Spanish). Ovación Diario Deportivo Digital. 11 September 2010. Archived from the original on 15 September 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Falleció Diego Rodríguez" (in Spanish). Noticias Observa Uruguay. 11 September 2010. Archived from the original on 14 September 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Goles uruguayos para El Oreja" (in Spanish). Noticias Observa Uruguay. 11 September 2010. Archived from the original on 14 September 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ http://napolipress.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14213:cavani-gol-dedicato-a-diego-rodriguez&catid=34:primo-piano&Itemid=53
- ^ "Abreu justifica comemoração discreta com morte de colega" (in Portuguese). Editora Abril. 13 September 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ^ "Twitter / Diego Forlan: Mi más sentido pésame a la ..." (in Spanish). DiegoForlan7. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.