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My Take
Claudio Morel Rodríguez is the sort of player I find quietly thrilling. A left-back rarely owns records, yet he holds the most Copa Sudamericana titles with three, won across San Lorenzo and Boca Juniors. That tells you he turned up for the biggest South American nights again and again. Coming from a footballing family, the son of a former Paraguay international, he carried a legacy and added to it through defensive graft rather than glamour. I love a flashy striker as much as anyone, but it is the men who do the hard, unglamorous work at the back who really earn my respect.
Overview
Claudio Marcelo Morel Rodríguez (born 2 February 1978) is a Paraguayan former footballer who played as a defender. He holds the player record for the most Copa Sudamericana wins with three, which he won with San Lorenzo in 2002, and Boca Juniors in 2004 and 2005. He also played as a left-back for the Paraguay national team. He is the son of ex-Paraguayan footballer Eugenio Morel.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Claudio Morel Rodríguez irala
- Name (Japanese)
- クラウディオ・モレル・ロドリゲス
- Reading
- くらうでぃお・もれる・ろどりげす
- Born
- February 2, 1978 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Horse
- Origin
- Asunción, Paraguay
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.