Rodrigo Goldberg is a former Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

an international football

Football (soccer)

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 player. As a player, he gained national notoriety in Israel

Israel

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 for his talented play with Maccabi Tel Aviv and good use of the Hebrew language

Hebrew language

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. Today, he works as a commentator on Canal del Fútbol

Canal del Fútbol (Chile)

Canal del Fútbol, also known by its initials CDF, is a privately owned cable TV channel of Chile. It launched in 2003 and is owned by CDF S.A.-History:...

 in Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

.

Time in Israel

Goldberg was an integral part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv squad that took back to back cup titles and a league championship thereafter. He had a strained relationship with club captain, Avi Nimni

Avi Nimni

Avi Nimni is Maccabi Tel Aviv's highest ever scorer and is regarded as one of Maccabi Tel Aviv's greatest players ever. Until 2006, he served as the captain of the Israeli national football team...

, and even verbally criticized him in the Israeli media before returning to Chile.

Return to Chile

After playing for four seasons in Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

, Goldberg returned to his native Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

 to play for Santiago Morning

Club de Deportes Santiago Morning

Club de Deportes Santiago Morning is a Chilean professional football club based in Recoleta, Santiago. They compete in the Chilean Primera División since 1933, when the league was founded. Santiago Morning was one of the founding teams of the league...

. During a club match against Palestino

Club Deportivo Palestino

Club Deportivo Palestino, is a professional football club based in the city of Santiago, Chile. The club was founded in 1920 and plays in the Primera División de Chile...

, he was subjected to anti-semitic abuse from the oppositions supporters because of his polish and German Jewish background.

Club

Universidad de Chile

• • Primera División de Chile (2): 1994, 1995

• Israel State Cup
  Israel State Cup
  The State Cup , is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israeli Football Association.The State Cup was first held in 1927–28 as the Palestine Cup...
  
   (2):
  • 2001, 2002
• Israeli Premier League (1):
  • 2002–03

External links

Profile and statistics of Rodrigo Goldberg on One.co.il Limited profile of Rodrigo Goldberg on the Base de datos del futbol Argentino