# Jorge Rodríguez (footballer, born 1971)

Jorge Humberto Rodríguez Alvárez (born 20 May 1971 in San Alejo, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran former professional footballer and currently manager of Alianza.
He was one of the mainstays of the El Salvador national football team during the second half of the 1990s.

## Club career

Nicknamed El Zarco, Rodríguez started his career with Salvadoran Second Division outfit Huracán and has played professionally for Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador sides Isidro Metapán, FAS, Águila and Alianza as well as for Dallas Burn (now FC Dallas) of Major League Soccer.
In his six seasons with the Dallas Burn, Rodríguez appeared in 155 matches, scoring 25 goals.

## International career

Rodríguez made his debut for El Salvador in an April 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification against Nicaragua and has earned over a period of 14 years a total of 71 caps, scoring 9 goals. He has represented his country in 24 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1991, 1995 and 2001 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 1996, 1998 and 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cups.
His final international game was a November 2004 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Panama.

### International goals

    Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 12 November 1995 | Estadio Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador | Yugoslavia | 1–2 | 1–4 | Friendly match |
| 2 | 10 December 1995 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | Costa Rica | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup |
| 3 | 1 December 1996 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | Cuba | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 5 March 2000 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | Belize | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 16 April 2000 | People's Stadium, Orange Walk Town, Belize | Belize | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 15 November 2000 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | Jamaica | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 23 May 2001 | Estadio Excélsior, Puerto Cortés, Honduras | Nicaragua | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup |
| 8 | 23 May 2001 | Estadio Excélsior, Puerto Cortés, Honduras | Nicaragua | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup |
| 9 | 18 August 2004 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | Panama | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |

## Personal life

The nickname El Zarco comes from the Spanish word for light blue, and refers to the color of his eyes.

## Honours
### Club honours
#### As a player

* FAS
** Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador (La Primera) (2): 1994–95, 1995–96
* Águila
** La Primera (2): 2000 Apertura, Clausura 2001
** Copa Presidente (1): 2000
* Metapán
** La Primera (2): Clausura 2007, Apertura 2008
* Dallas Burn:
** U.S. Open Cup (1): 1997

#### As a coach

* Metapán
** La Primera (3): Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014, Apertura 2014
* Alianza
** La Primera (2): Apertura 2017, Clausura 2018
* FAS
** La Primera (1): Clausura 2021

### Professional awards and achievements

* Dallas Burn MVP (1998)
* Dallas Burn Defender of the year (1998)
* Dallas Burn Defender of the year (2000)
* Dallas Burn Defender of the year (2001)