However, the lack of playing time for the Colchoneros' first team made him drop down to Segunda División B in January 2006, as he moved to UD Las Palmas.

[1] In the 2006–07 season, Rodríguez returned to Atlético to play with the reserves and rank as their top scorer, a feat which he repeated the following campaign with UD Salamanca in the second division.

[2] Such solid performances earned him a transfer to La Liga, moving for €400.000 to UD Almería;[3] before 2008–09 began, however, he was loaned to RC Celta de Vigo,[4] returning the following summer to Andalusia.

[6] On 22 November, he scored after just five minutes on the pitch but Almería lost 3–1 at RCD Mallorca,[7] and the player was only the fourth of fifth attacking option at the club during the season.

[20] Upon returning to the El Sadar Stadium, he terminated his contract on 1 July,[21] and agreed to a one-year deal at Racing de Santander on 20 August.