Photo: Вячеслав Евдокимов / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Rodrigo's career interests me as a study in patience. A Rio-born striker who came up through Real Madrid's system yet never played for the senior side, he could easily have faded; instead he reinvented himself at Benfica, becoming central to their 2013-14 domestic treble. That refusal to be defined by an early disappointment is, for me, the real story here. At 180 cm he offers the versatility to work as striker or winger, and his later move to Qatar suggests a player content to keep finding his role and delivering wherever the game takes him. Quietly durable.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Rodrigo
- Name (Japanese)
- ロドリゴ・モレノ・マチャド
- Reading
- ろどりご・もれの・まちゃど
- Born
- March 6, 1991 (age 35)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Goat
- Origin
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 180 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
Frequently asked questions
When was Rodrigo born?
Born March 6, 1991 (age 35).
Where is Rodrigo from?
Rodrigo is from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
What does Rodrigo do?
Rodrigo works as association football player.
How tall is Rodrigo?
Rodrigo is 180 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
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.