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Ricardo Rodríguez is a talented Swiss professional footballer who is currently signed by Torino Football Club in Serie A. Ricardo Rodríguez also plays for the Swiss national team and has represented the country on several occasions. In addition, his position in the field is left back.
Education and early age
Ricardo Rodríguez was born in Zürich, Switzerland on August 25, 1992. He is 30 years (as of 2022) under the zodiac sign Virgo. Rodríguez has Swiss citizenship and follows the Christian religion.
Regarding his family background, he is the son of Jose Rodriguez (Father) and Marcela Araya (Mother). He also has two brothers, Roberto Rodríguez and Francisco Rodríguez.
Caption: a young Ricardo Rodríguez with his mother source: WordPress
Talking about his educational background, there is no information about his academic qualification. Since he is a soccer star, we can assume that he may have completed his secondary education at a well-known secondary school somewhere in Switzerland.
Ricardo Rodriguez – Career and Professional Life
Talking about his career, Ricardo Rodríguez started his career in 2001 by joining the youth academy of FC Schwamendingen. After one year, he left the academy and joined FC Zürich’s youth academy in 2002. After 8 years of playing in various age groups, he made his first team debut on March 21, 2010.
He stayed with the club until the end of the 2011-12 season, making 35 appearances and scoring two goals. He was named FC Zürich Fans’ Player of the Season for his outstanding performance during the 2011-12 season. VfL Wolfsburg paid £7.5m for Ricardo in January 2012.
Additionally, he signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with the club around the same time. The left-back quickly joined the first team. In the 2013-14 season he put in an incredible performance with five goals and nine assists, scoring more goals than any other winger in Europe. He also had more successful dribbles per game than Cristiano Ronaldo, with 2.6 per game.
His total time with VfL Wolfsburg was fruitful, with 149 appearances and 15 goals in four and a half years. He won the 2014-15 DFB-Pokal and the 2015 DFL-Supercup with the club. He signed a four-year deal with Serie A side AC Milan in June 2017.
Caption: Ricardo Rodríguez playing in the 2018 World Cup Source: The Guardian.
His remuneration was said to be €15 million, with an additional €2 million in bonuses. He appeared in 74 games for the team before being loaned out to Philips Sport Vereniging (PSV) to finish out his senior year. When his loan period with PSV and contract period with AC Milan expired, he signed a four-year contract with Torino. Ricardo has been with the team ever since, making 16 appearances as of this writing.
international career
Ricardo represented Switzerland at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup as a member of their U-17 team. The team subsequently won the Under-17 World Cup. After the tournament, he played for various Swiss age group teams (Under-18, Under-19, Under-23).
He made his senior team debut against Wales in a Euro 2012 qualifier in 2011. After that, his senior team appearances increased as he continued to excel on the pitch. He was even named Swiss Footballer of the Year 2014 for his outstanding performance.
Later, he represented his country at various tournaments, including the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2016, the 2018 World Cup and the 2019 UEFA Nations League Final. As of this writing, he has appeared in 80 games for his country and scored nine goals.
Ricardo Rodríguez – Net worth 2023
Ricardo Rodríguez has earned a great deal of money through his hard work and brilliance. The estimated net worth of him is around $10 million as of 2022.
Personal life
Talking about his love life, the Swiss footballer is currently enjoying a happy relationship with his girlfriend of many years, Sara Cardoso. Ricardo has not been afraid to show photos of him with his girlfriend, but has kept his identity a secret. Little is known about his girlfriend due to her secrecy.
However, there are some known details about the boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. The two have been dating for a long time, as evidenced by Ricardo’s Instagram photos with her from December 2015. They seem to have a strong bond and may marry in the next few years.
Caption: Ricardo Rodríguez with his girlfriend source: Playerswiki.
Ricardo Rodríguez – Body measurements
Ricardo Rodríguez is very handsome and attractive, without a doubt. He has a perfect height of around 5 feet 11 inches (180 cm) and weighs around 77 kg (170 pounds). Additionally, Rodriguez has a pair of brown eyes and black colored hair.
Regarding his presence on social networks, Ricardo Rodríguez is active on his Instagram account @rrodriguez.68 with 351 thousand followers. Rodríguez also has 575,000 followers on Facebook. Besides that, he is not available on any other social media platform including Twitter.
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