Rodrigo Linares

Rodrigo Linares

Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Nicolás Linares Coronel
Date of birth	(1995-05-15) 15 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Rawson, Chubut, Argentina
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	J.J. Moreno
Youth career
2008–2011	CAI
2014–2015	→ Argentinos Juniors (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	CAI	20	(4)
2012	→ Fútbol y Tenis (loan)
2013	→ Villa Congreso (loan)
2014–2015	→ Argentinos Juniors (loan)
2016	Gutiérrez [es]	12	(3)
2016	Villa Congreso
2017–2018	Germinal Rawson [es]	13	(5)
2019	J.J. Moreno	21	(11)
2019	Caupolicán Cauquenes
2020	Huracán de Comodoro	6	(3)
2020–2021	Deportes Puerto Montt	20	(2)
2021	→ Deportes Valdivia (loan)	9	(7)
2022	Germinal Rawson [es]	0	(0)
2022	Deportes Valdivia	5	(0)
2022–	J.J. Moreno
International career
2014	Chile U20	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rodrigo Nicolás Linares Coronel (born 15 May 1995) is an Argentine-Chilean[2] professional footballer who plays as a forward for J.J. Moreno.

Club career

Born in Rawson, Argentina, Linares came to Comisión de Actividades Infantiles (CAI) youth system at the age of thirteen. After a trial in front of Hugo Tocalli, he was with Argentinos Juniors, making appearances for the reserve team.[3]

In his homeland, he also has played for Fútbol y Tenis from Río Negro,[4] Gutiérrez^[es],[5][6] Villa Congreso from Viedma,[7] Germinal Rawson^[es],[8] J.J. Moreno from Puerto Madryn[9] and Huracán de Comodoro.[10]

Abroad, he played for Chilean side Caupolicán from Cauquenes in 2019.[11] In 2020, he returned to Chile and joined Deportes Puerto Montt alongside his compatriot Jeremías Asencio.[12][13] The next season, he joined on loan to Deportes Valdivia.[14][3] After signing with Germinal Rawson for the 2022 season,[15] he rejoined Deportes Valdivia in the same season.[3]

In the second half of 2022, he switched to J.J. Moreno.[9]

International career

Linares represented Chile at under-20 level in an international friendly championship in 2014, where he made three appearances and scored a goal against Uruguay,[3] and was in the preliminar list for the 2015 South American Championship alongside the also Argentine-born, Luciano Cabral.[2][16]

Personal life

Linares acquired the Chilean nationality by descent since his grandmother is a Chilean who came to Argentina at the age of twelve.[3][2]

References

1. "Rodrigo Linares". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
2. Vega, Diego (10 December 2014). "Cabral y Linares: Los "refuerzos" de Tocalli para la Sub 20". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
3. Maldonado, Víctor (6 July 2022). "La ex promesa argentina que jugó por la Roja y hoy quiere renacer en Segunda: "Estoy luchando"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
4. "El Depo no ganó, pero sigue arriba". La Nueva (in Spanish). 7 May 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
5. "Federal A: Gutiérrez presentó plantel y camiseta". www.voxpopuli.net.ar (in Spanish). 30 January 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
6. "Maipú se salvó y Gutiérrez sigue en carrera, tras el 1 a 1". Diario El Sol Mendoza (in Spanish). 2 May 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
7. "Villa Congreso y Patagones comparten la punta". Diario Río Negro (in Spanish). 28 August 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
8. ""Es raro que Germinal no juegue por nada"". www.diariojornada.com.ar (in Spanish). 7 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
9. "Rodrigo Linares, un refuerzo de lujo que regresa a J.J. Moreno para el Regional". www.diariojornada.com.ar (in Spanish). 23 August 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
10. "Huracán sumó al delantero Rodrigo Linares para el Regional 2020". Pasta de Campeón (in Spanish). 28 December 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
11. (Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior) #Fichajes - Rodrigo Linares ex seleccionado sub 20 de Chile y Argentinos Juniors, juega actualmente en Caupolican de Cauquenes on Facebook (in Spanish). 29 August 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
12. "Rodrigo Linares es nuevo jugador de Deportes Puerto Montt". Pasta de Campeón (in Spanish). 29 February 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
13. (Deportes Puerto Montt) ¡Puso la firma! ✍️ on Facebook (in Spanish). 3 March 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
14. Rodrigo Linares es nuevo refuerzo de Deportes Valdivia 🙌🔥 on Facebook (in Spanish). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
15. "Rodrigo Linares es el último refuerzo para Germinal". www.superdepor.com.ar (in Spanish). 26 February 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
16. Vega, Diego (10 December 2014). "Tocalli trabaja con 27 jugadores de cara al Sudamericano Sub 20". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2023.

External links

• Rodrigo Linares at Soccerway
• Rodrigo Linares at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Rodrigo Linares at WorldFootball.net