Carmen Rodallega

Carmen Rodallega
Personal information
Full name Carmen Elisa Rodallega[1]
Date of birth (1983-07-15) 15 July 1983 (age 41)[1]
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Full back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Huila
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–20?? Escuela Carlos Sarmiento Lora
2019– Atlético Huila
International career
2010–2012 Colombia 42 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carmen Elisa Rodallega[2] (born 15 July 1983) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a full back for Atlético Huila. She has been a member of the Colombia women's national team.

Career

Born in Cali, Rodallega began playing football in her neighbourhood and joined Escuela Carlos Sarmiento Lora at age 17.[3]

Rodallega has played as a striker for the senior Colombia women's national football team, featuring as Colombia finished as runners-up in the 2010 Sudamericano Femenino and helping her team qualify for its first ever FIFA Women's World Cup finals.[4]

She also played at the 2012 Olympics. After Colombia were beaten in all three group matches Rodallega criticised a lack of support from the association. She also supported the team's coach over the controversial omission of Yoreli Rincón, stating that Rincón had arrived at the tournament in poor condition.[5]

Personal life

Carmen's cousin Hugo Rodallega played football in England for Wigan and Fulham. She has one daughter.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Nómina de jugadoras" (PDF). CONMEBOL (in Spanish). p. 23.
  2. ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 – List of Players Colombia" (PDF). FIFA. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Carmen Rodallega a los 29 años en Londres" (in Spanish). PASIÓN FEMENINA COLOMBIA. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Brazil reign again, Colombia make history". FIFA. 22 August 2010. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  5. ^ Bolívar, Francisco Henao (14 August 2012). ""Yoreli Rincón no jugó por gordita": Carmen Rodallega, jugadora selección Colombia femenina" (in Spanish). El País (Cali). Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Carmen Rodallega". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.


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