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Héctor Rodas

Héctor Rodas

Spanish footballer


Héctor Rodas Ramírez (born 7 March 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender.

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Club career

Born in Valencia, Valencian Community, Rodas finished his development at local Levante UD, and made his senior debut with the reserves, spending several years with them in the lower leagues. On 30 May 2009, he appeared in his first official game with the first team, starting in a 1–0 home win over Rayo Vallecano in the Segunda División.[2]

In the 2009–10 season, Rodas played 22 matches for the Granotas, who returned to La Liga after a two-year absence.[3] He made his debut in the top flight on 28 August 2010, featuring the entire 1–4 home loss against Sevilla FC.[4]

After playing only once in the first half of the 2011–12 campaign, a 3–1 defeat at Deportivo de La Coruña in the Copa del Rey in which he was also sent off,[5] Rodas was loaned to neighbouring Elche CF in January 2012.[6] Returned to Levante, he made 21 competitive appearances in 2012–13, including eight in the team's round-of-16 run in the UEFA Europa League.[7][8]

On 28 January 2015, Rodas terminated his contract with the club,[8] and signed with Real Betis of the second tier two days later.[9] After appearing rarely,[10] he moved to Córdoba CF in the same league on 27 June.[11]

Rodas joined Cercle Brugge K.S.V. of the Belgian First Division B on a two-year contract on 11 July 2017.[12] He returned to his country after only one season, however, going on to represent AD Alcorcón[13] and Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.[14]

On 11 August 2021, Rodas signed a one-year deal with Indian Super League side Odisha FC.[15][16] He made his league debut on 24 November against Bengaluru FC in a 3–1 win,[17] scoring a brace the following week in the 6–4 victory over SC East Bengal.[18]

Career statistics

As of 4 March 2022
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  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in promotion play-offs

Honours

Betis

Cercle Brugge


References

  1. "Rodas". Diario AS. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  2. Sevilla see off new boys Archived 26 February 2014 at archive.today; ESPN FC, 28 August 2010
  3. El Levante huele a octavos (Levante smell like last-16); Diario AS, 14 February 2013 (in Spanish)
  4. Héctor Rodas, el segundo (Héctor Rodas, the second one); El Día de Córdoba, 28 June 2015 (in Spanish)
  5. Locura de cambios en la Cultural (Market craze at Cultural); Diario de León, 2 September 2019 (in Spanish)
  6. "Spanish defender Hector Rodas joins Odisha FC". Odisha FC. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  7. "Odisha FC announced the name of footballers and captains for ISL". Kolkata Football. 3 November 2021. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  8. "ISL 2021–22: Odisha FC boss Bengaluru FC to seal historic win". International Olympic Committee. 24 November 2021. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  9. "ISL: Odisha FC come from behind to beat SC East Bengal in 10-goal thriller". Hindustan Times. 1 December 2021. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  10. Héctor Rodas at BDFutbol
  11. Héctor Rodas at WorldFootball.net
  12. Héctor Rodas at Soccerway
  13. "The lowdown on Real Betis 2014/15". La Liga. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2021.

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