Born in Santiago, Rodríguez Rubio is a product of both Colo-Colo and Coquimbo Unido youth systems.
In 1995, he joined Persma Manado and switched to Arema Malang in 1996, staying with the club until 2000,[6] with a stint in Singapore playing for Gombak United in 1998–99.
[8] In Arema Malang, he coincided with Araya and León Sánchez again, in addition to his younger brother, Francisco,[9] and Julio César Moreno.
The song later spread across Indonesia with the lyrics being changed to suit their respective clubs by Indonesian football fans.
[7] He after played for PSDS Deli Serdang,[10] Gelora Putra Delta[11] and Persikab Bandung.