Rodrigo Goldberg

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Goldberg and the second or maternal family name is Mierzejewski.

Rodrigo Goldberg
File:Teletón 2017 - Rodrigo Goldberg -01.jpg
Goldberg in 2017
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Alejandro Goldberg Mierzejewski
Date of birth (1971-08-09) 9 August 1971 (age 54)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Striker
Youth career
Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1997 Universidad de Chile 67 (11)
1992–1993 → Santiago Wanderers (loan) 61 (25)
1997–2003 Maccabi Tel Aviv 75 (28)
1998–1999 → Universidad Católica (loan) 19 (5)
2005–2006 Santiago Morning 37 (6)
Total 259 (75)
International career
1995–2001 Chile 13 (4)
Managerial career
2019–2021 Universidad de Chile (sporting director)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rodrigo Alejandro Goldberg Mierzejewski (born 9 August 1971) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a striker. He gained national notoriety in Israel for his talented play with Maccabi Tel Aviv and good use of the Hebrew language.[1] At the international level, he made 13 appearances for the Chile national team scoring 4 goals.

Time in Israel

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Goldberg was an integral part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv squad that took back to back cup titles and a league championship thereafter.[2] He had a strained relationship with club captain Avi Nimni and verbally criticized him in the Israeli media before returning to Chile.[3]

Return to Chile

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After playing for four seasons in Israel, Goldberg returned to Chile to play for Santiago Morning. During a club match against Palestino, he was subjected to anti-Semitic abuse from the opposition supporters because of his Polish and German Jewish background.[4] Goldberg is, however, a Catholic, as a result of the conversion of his grandparents.[5]

After football

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Goldberg graduated as an Industrial Civil Engineer at the San Sebastián University.[6]

Since 2006, he has worked as a football commentator and analyst in both radio and TV media such as Canal del Fútbol,[7] Fox Sports[8] and Radio Cooperativa. In addition to this, he worked for TVN during the 2011 Copa América.[7] Also, he has worked for print media such as Publimetro (es) and La Tercera.[9]

From 2019 to 2021, Goldberg worked as Sports Director of Universidad de Chile alongside his former fellow footballer Sergio Vargas.[10]

Honours

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Universidad de Chile

Maccabi Tel Aviv

References

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