Juan Pablo Rodríguez

Juan Pablo Rodríguez
	Rodríguez with Santos Laguna in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Juan Pablo Rodríguez Guerrero
Date of birth	7 August 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth	Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Colo-Colo (assistant)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–2003	Atlas
2003–2006	Tecos UAG
2006	Guadalajara
2007–2018	Santos Laguna
2015	→ Atlas (loan)
2015–2018	→ Morelia (loan)
Total
International career
1999	Mexico U20
2000–2006	Mexico
Managerial career
2018–2019	Santos Laguna (assistant)
2019	Santos Laguna (academy)
2022–2023	América (assistant)
2023–2024	Monterrey (assistant)
2025	Santos Laguna (assistant)
2025–	Colo-Colo (assistant)
Medal record
Representing Mexico
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Pablo Rodríguez Guerrero (born 7 August 1979) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and current assistant manager for Chilean Primera División club Colo-Colo.

Playing career

Nicknamed "El Chato" or "Comandante", Rodríguez is one of the many football players to have come out of Atlas.

Rodríguez was signed to the San Jose Earthquakes in the 1998 season^[1]; he didn't appear in any games opting to stay in Mexico.

Rodríguez became captain of Atlas F.C. at the age of 21. His mature performances in central midfield during the 1999 Copa Libertadores provoked much interest on the part of the League's big teams.^[2] After playing and growing as a player in Atlas for six years, he joined Tecos.

In Tecos UAG, Rodríguez's high point came in 2005, when he and Daniel Luduena led the team to the final, only to lose against Club América.

In 2006, he joined Guadalajara for the Apertura 2006 in the Mexican league, and then to Santos Laguna at Clausura 2007.

At Chivas de Guadalajara, his performance was criticized by the media, which believed Rodríguez could only perform well without pressure, with bad reviews following him during the first part of the season, with his new team struggling to remain in Primera División. However, in 2007 Clausura he displayed good enough football to earn a starting place.

At the start of the Apertura 2007, in the second game, Rodríguez scored against Toluca, eventually beating them 3–2. He also scored in the match against Club Puebla

An international since 2003, Rodríguez has 36 caps for Mexico, with 2 goals. He was part of 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup where Mexico won. He was also present in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, with the national side finishing fourth, losing on extra time against Germany. In December 2014 he returned to his first team, Atlas F.C.