Born in barrio Don Bosco, San José,[1] Rodríguez was a local star playing for Deportivo Saprissa back in the 1950s and 1960s.
[1] In addition to his club career, Rodríguez made 43 playing appearances for the Costa Rica national football team,[2] scoring 7 goals.
[1] In the 1950s, he was part of the team known as Chaparritos de Oro,[3] which against all odds won a silver medal at the Pan-American Games held in Buenos Aires.
Despite such success, he did not coach the team during the 1990 World Cup finals, as Bora Milutinovic was assigned that duty[7] by the Costa Rican Football Federation.
Later, Rodríguez coached Municipal, Aurora and Xelajú in Guatemala, winning the national league title with each team as well.