Andy Rodríguez

José Andrés Rodríguez Gaitán, commonly known as Andy (born 30 January 1990), is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Logroñés as a midfielder.

Andy Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name José Andrés Rodríguez Gaitán
Date of birth (1990-01-30) 30 January 1990
Place of birth Almuñécar, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Logroñés
Number 17
Youth career
1996–2006 AD Almuñécar 77
2006–2009 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Real Madrid C 95 (13)
2012–2014 Levante B 74 (20)
2014–2018 Ponferradina 130 (16)
2018– Logroñés 63 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 September 2020
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Gaitán.

Club career

Born in Almuñécar, Granada, Andalusia, Andy finished his graduation at Real Madrid's youth setup, and started playing as a senior with the C-team in the 2009–10 campaign, in Tercera División. On 5 August 2012 he moved to Levante UD, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[1]

On 8 July 2014, after scoring a career-best 11 goals, Andy signed a one-year deal with Segunda División's SD Ponferradina.[2] He played his first match as a professional on 24 August, starting in a 1–0 home win against CD Tenerife.[3]

Andy scored his first professional goal on 13 September 2014, netting his side's second in a 3–1 away win against CD Numancia.[4] He ended the season with six goals, being an ever-present figure as his side finished one point shy of the play-offs.

On 3 July 2018, free agent Andy signed for UD Logroñés in division three,[5] and helped in their first-ever promotion to the second division in 2020.

Personal life

Andy's younger brother Fran is also a footballer. A right back, he too was groomed at Real Madrid.[6]

References
  1. Andy (Real Madrid C) ficha por el Levante UD y entrena con el primer equipo (Andy (Real Madrid C) signs for Levante UD and trains with the first team) Archived 2014-07-13 at the Wayback Machine; JoinFutbol, 5 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  2. La Ponferradina presenta a Gaitán (Ponferradina presents Gaitán); Marca, 8 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  3. El gol olímpico de Infante marcó la diferencia (Infante's olympic goal makes the difference); Marca, 24 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. La Ponferradina continúa en racha (Ponferradina keeps on the run); Marca, 13 September 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. "Andy Rodríguez, nuevo jugador de la Unión Deportiva Logroñés" [Andy Rodríguez, new player of Unión Deportiva Logroñés] (in Spanish). UD Logroñés. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  6. "Mou se lleva a Granada a Nacho, Pacheco y Andy" [Mou takes Nacho, Pacheco and Andy to Granada] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
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