Juan Rodríguez

Born in Málaga, Andalusia, and grown through the ranks of Málaga CF, Rodríguez first played with the first team early into 2003–04, coming on as a 57th-minute substitute in a 2–1 away win against RCD Espanyol on 28 September 2003, ultimately appearing twice in that season and been mainly registered with the reserves. He established himself in the former the next year, becoming an undisputed starter subsequently and scoring five league goals in his first full campaign. With Málaga relegated from La Liga in 2006, Rodríguez joined Deportivo de La Coruña after having been linked with the Galicians in the previous months, signing on 13 July 2006 in a deal which earned the player approximately €600.000 per season, a relatively lower amount compared to players previously operating in the same position at the club: Roberto Acuña, Aldo Duscher and Lionel Scaloni. Rodríguez was regularly played as starter during his spell with Deportivo, in various midfield positions (103 league games and six goals in his last three years combined). In late June 2011, after the side's top flight relegation, the 29-year-old signed as a free agent for Getafe CF, penning a four-year contract. On 4 July 2016, following Getafe's top division relegation, Rodríguez joined RCD Mallorca from Segunda División. Roughly one year later, after meeting the same fate, he announced his retirement at the age of 35.

Rodríguez began his playing career with Chilean first division club C.F. Universidad de Chile. He won the Chilean league four times (1964, 1965, 1967 and 1969) with Universidad de Chile. He moved to Primera División (First Division) side Atlético Español in 1973, the club where he would win the 1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. On 6 April 1965, Rodríguez Vega was one of the constituent footballers of SIFUP, the trade union of professionales footballers in Chile, alongside fellows such as Pedro Araya, Manuel Astorga, Rubén Marcos, among others.

Rodríguez played for the Chile national team at the 1974 FIFA World Cup finals in West Germany.

After playing for Ñublense, in 1981, he began his managerial career in the same club, working for several Chilean clubs in both the Primera and Segunda División, and for Indonesian clubs, coaching PSMS Medan in 2002 and Persita Tangerang alongside his brother Manuel in 2004.

He had two older brothers who were professional footballers: Gabriel Rodríguez Vega and Manuel Rodríguez Vega. His sons, Juan and Francisco Rodríguez Rubio, were also professional footballers who made his career mainly in Indonesia.