Rodrigo Tello

Rodrigo Tello at Beşiktaş Istanbul

Rodrigo Tello ( born October 14, 1979 in Santiago, Chile, Rodrigo Álvaro Tello Valenzuela actually ) is a Chilean football player.

Career

Association

His professional career began at Tello Chilean club Universidad de Chile, where he made ​​his professional debut on 27 September 1999 against league rivals CD Cobreloa. He quickly developed and fell through performance on. In 2000 he was voted the best midfielder in the country. Both 1999 and 2000 he won with the Universidad Chilean championship. Meanwhile observed and European club Tello and so it came in January 2000, the transfer to the Portuguese top club Sporting Lisbon. The Sporting managers transferred his old employer for this change, a sum of 7.5 million euros. In the following seven years he wore the shirt of the successful Green-Whites. After he still had difficulties in the new country at the beginning, he soon became the first choice. After some problems in defense, he was temporarily used as a left-back. 2002 Tello celebrated the championship with Sporting. In the same year, the national cup was thus won the Double, shortly afterwards, the Portuguese Super Cup. 2006 was followed by the re- winning the Cup. For 2004/ 05 the team Rapid Wien, the group stage qualifying (among Newcastle United), Feyenoord Rotterdam, FC Middlesbrough, Newcastle United and AZ Alkmaar for the final of the UEFA Cup. In the final game against CSKA Moscow, the team then had to admit defeat with 1:3. Tello completed the full 90 minutes, the final game. On 30 May 2007, the midfielder moved finally free transfer to the Turkish giants Besiktas Istanbul at the Bosphorus, where he received a three-year contract. In his second year at the Istanbul club, the club won the double. Then Tello was elected to the Süper Lig team of the year.

Was announced on 20 July 2010 that Tello changes to Eskişehirspor. Here he quickly established himself first-team regular and power transformers. After the summer of 2013 Ertuğrul Sağlam had taken over as coach of Eskişehirspor, Tello lost his place and completed before the winter break only three league games. In the spring of 2013 he dissolved by mutual consent with the club's management on his contract and left the club.

National

Tello made ​​his debut in the Chilean National Team in 2000 against Honduras. In the following years he was appointed irregularly in the squad selection. After a drinking session before the quarter- finals of the Copa America 2007 against Brazil ( 1:6 ) Tello has been blocked by Chilean Football Federation for 20 internationals. After ten games and fined he was pardoned again. In May 2010, Tello was appointed coach Marcelo Bielsa from the squad for the World Cup 2010. There he came in the second half of the second round against Brazil to its first and only use throughout the tournament. His team then withdrew from the competition.

Awards and achievements

  • 2x Chilean champion: 1998, 1999
  • 1x Chilean Cup Winners: 1999
  • 1x Portuguese champions: 2002
  • 1x Portuguese Cup winner: 2002
  • 1x Portuguese Supercup: 2002
  • 1x Best Midfielder of the Year in Chile, 1999
  • 1x Turkish champions: 2009
  • 1x Turkish Cup winner: 2009
  • UEFA Cup finalist: 2005
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