Rodrigo Goldberg

Rodrigo Alejandro Goldberg Mierzejewski (born 9 August 1971) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a striker.

He gained national notoriety in Israel for his talented play with Maccabi Tel Aviv and good use of the Hebrew language.

[2] He had a strained relationship with club captain Avi Nimni and verbally criticized him in the Israeli media before returning to Chile.

During a club match against Palestino, he was subjected to anti-Semitic abuse from the opposition supporters because of his Polish and German Jewish background.

[9] From 2019 to 2021, Goldberg worked as Sports Director of Universidad de Chile alongside his former fellow footballer Sergio Vargas.