# Rodrigo Tello

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{{Short description|Chilean footballer (born 1979)}}
{{family name hatnote|Tello|Valenzuela|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Rodrigo Tello
| image          = Tello bjk 2009.jpg
| upright        = 1.1
| caption        = Tello playing for [Beşiktaş](/source/Be%C5%9Fikta%C5%9F_J.K.) in 2009
| full_name      = Rodrigo Álvaro Tello Valenzuela
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1979|10|14|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [Santiago](/source/Santiago), Chile
| height         = 1.70 m
| position       = [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder)
| currentclub    =
| youthyears1    = 1992–1995
| youthclubs1    = [Colo-Colo](/source/Colo-Colo)
| youthyears2    = 1995–1999
| youthclubs2    = [Universidad de Chile](/source/Club_Universidad_de_Chile)
| years1         = 1999–2000 | clubs1 = [Universidad de Chile](/source/Club_Universidad_de_Chile) | caps1 = 53  | goals1 = 7
| years2         = 2001–2007 | clubs2 = [Sporting CP](/source/Sporting_Clube_de_Portugal)         | caps2 = 113 | goals2 = 8
| years3         = 2007–2010 | clubs3 = [Beşiktaş](/source/Be%C5%9Fikta%C5%9F_J.K.)                         | caps3 = 87  | goals3 = 15
| years4         = 2010–2014 | clubs4 = [Eskişehirspor](/source/Eski%C5%9Fehirspor)                                  | caps4 = 79  | goals4 = 3
| years5         = 2014      | clubs5 = [Elazığspor](/source/Elaz%C4%B1%C4%9Fspor)                                     | caps5 = 14  | goals5 = 2
| years6         = 2014–2015 | clubs6 = [Şanlıurfaspor](/source/%C5%9Eanl%C4%B1urfaspor)                                  | caps6 = 29  | goals6 = 2
| years7         = 2015–2016 | clubs7 = [Audax Italiano](/source/Audax_Italiano)                                 | caps7 = 10  | goals7 = 0
| totalcaps      = 385
| totalgoals     = 37
| nationalyears1 = 2000
| nationalteam1  = [Chile U23](/source/Chile_Olympic_football_team)
| nationalcaps1  = 5 <!-- Sydney 2000 -->
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2000–2010
| nationalteam2  = [Chile](/source/Chile_national_football_team)
| nationalcaps2  = 36
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{flagu|Chile}}}} {{MedalSport|Men's [Football](/source/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics)}}{{MedalBronze|[2000 Sydney](/source/2000_Summer_Olympics)|[Team Competition](/source/Football_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics)}}
}}

'''Rodrigo Álvaro Tello Valenzuela''' (born 14 October 1979) is a Chilean former professional [footballer](/source/association_football). He operated mainly as a [left midfielder](/source/Midfielder), but could also appear in [the middle](/source/Midfielder) and as an attacking [left back](/source/left_back).

He spent the better part of his early professional career in Portugal with [Sporting](/source/Sporting_Clube_de_Portugal), where he arrived at only 21. In 2007, he moved to Turkey where he remained several years, notably representing [Beşiktaş](/source/Be%C5%9Fikta%C5%9F_J.K.) and [Eskişehirspor](/source/Eski%C5%9Fehirspor).

A [Chilean international](/source/Chile_national_football_team) for a full decade, Tello represented the country at the [Olympic Bronze Medalist in Sydney 2000](/source/Olympic_Bronze_Medalist_in_Sydney_2000), [2010 World Cup](/source/2010_FIFA_World_Cup) and the [2007 Copa América](/source/2007_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica), He is currently a player representative at RC Sports Management.

==Club career==
Born in [Santiago](/source/Santiago), as a child Tello was with [Colo-Colo](/source/Colo-Colo) from 1992 to 1995.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rodrigo Tello reveló detalles de su desconocido paso por Colo Colo |url=https://www.encancha.cl/futbol-chileno/2020/7/30/rodrigo-tello-revelo-detalles-de-su-desconocido-paso-por-colo-colo-48632.html |website=www.encancha.cl |access-date=19 July 2022 |language=es |date=30 July 2020}}</ref> Next he moved to [Club Universidad de Chile](/source/Club_Universidad_de_Chile) and began his career making his professional debuts in 1999. He quickly made a good impression, being named the best midfielder in the country in 2000 and being transferred to [Sporting Clube de Portugal](/source/Sporting_Clube_de_Portugal) for a fee of [€](/source/Euro)7 million in January of the following year, alongside compatriot [Mario Cáceres](/source/Mario_C%C3%A1ceres); at the time, it was a club record for the [Primeira Liga](/source/Primeira_Liga) side.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/Sporting/interior.aspx?content_id=63532|title=Luz-verde para Rodrigo Tello|trans-title=Green light to Rodrigo Tello|publisher=[Record](/source/Record_(Portuguese_newspaper))|language=pt|date=4 January 2001|access-date=24 April 2014}}</ref>

After a slow start, Tello eventually became an important first-team member – although he would be used mainly as a [substitute](/source/Substitute_(association_football)) – and even saw some time at [left back](/source/left_back).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/Sporting/interior.aspx?content_id=91187|title=O "novo" Tello e o "velhos" Pintos|trans-title="New" Tello and "old" Pintos|publisher=Record|language=pt|date=5 July 2001|access-date=24 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/Sporting/interior.aspx?content_id=156558|title=Rui Jorge na calha para render Tello|trans-title=Rui Jorge poised to replace Tello|publisher=Record|language=pt|date=6 April 2003|access-date=24 April 2014}}</ref>

In the 2007 summer, Tello moved to Turkey and signed with [Beşiktaş](/source/Be%C5%9Fikta%C5%9F_J.K.), being named to the ''Team of the Season'' in [his second year](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_S%C3%BCper_Lig) as his team won [the double](/source/Double_(association_football)). On 25 November 2009, during a [UEFA Champions League](/source/UEFA_Champions_League) group stage game against [Manchester United](/source/Manchester_United_F.C.), he scored from 25 yards to beat [Ben Foster](/source/Ben_Foster_(footballer)) and help to a [1–0 win](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_UEFA_Champions_League), the first match in that stage of the competition the English had lost at [Old Trafford](/source/Old_Trafford) in eight years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01df-0e736325209f-f12f6dd7b413-1000--besiktas-triumph-at-old-trafford/|title=Beşiktaş triumph at Old Trafford|publisher=UEFA|date=25 November 2009|access-date=18 November 2015}}</ref>

On 25 July 2010, aged 30, Tello left Beşiktaş but continued in the [Süper Lig](/source/S%C3%BCper_Lig), signing a three-year contract with [Eskişehirspor](/source/Eski%C5%9Fehirspor). In January 2014, he moved to fellow league club [Elazığspor](/source/Elaz%C4%B1%C4%9Fspor), transferring to [Şanlıurfaspor](/source/%C5%9Eanl%C4%B1urfaspor) of the [second division](/source/TFF_First_League) in June.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/tr/news/453/transfer-dosyas%C4%B1/2014/06/23/4908180/rodrigo-tello-%C5%9Fanl%C4%B1urfasporla-anla%C5%9Ft%C4%B1|title=Rodrigo Tello Şanlıurfaspor'la anlaştı|trans-title=Rodrigo Tello agrees terms with Şanlıurfaspor|website=Goal.com|language=tr|date=23 June 2014|access-date=23 February 2016}}</ref>

Tello returned to his country after a 15-year absence, agreeing to a one-year deal at [Audax Italiano](/source/Audax_Italiano) on 4 August 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latercera.com/noticia/deportes/2015/08/656-641541-9-rodrigo-tello-refuerza-a-audax-italiano-y-vuelve-a-chile-tras-15-anos.shtml|title=Rodrigo Tello refuerza a Audax Italiano y vuelve a Chile tras 15 años|trans-title=Rodrigo Tello bolsters Audax Italiano and returns to Chile after 15 years|publisher=La Tercera|language=es|date=4 August 2015|access-date=23 February 2016}}</ref> On 28 April of the following year, the 36-year-old announced his retirement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://t24.com.tr/haber/besiktasin-eski-futbolcusu-rodrigo-tello-futbolu-birakti,338157|title=Beşiktaş'ın eski futbolcusu Rodrigo Tello futbolu bıraktı|trans-title=Former Beşiktaş player Rodrigo Tello quit football|publisher=T24|language=tr|date=28 April 2016|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref>

==International career==
A full [Chilean international](/source/Chile_national_football_team) since his early 20s, Tello represented the country at the [2007 Copa América](/source/2007_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica), where the national side exited in the last-eight after a 6–1 loss against eventual winners [Brazil](/source/Brazil_national_football_team), and at the [2010 FIFA World Cup](/source/2010_FIFA_World_Cup) in South Africa, playing in the second half of the [round-of-16](/source/Single-elimination_tournament) 3–0 defeat to the same opponents.<ref>{{FIFA player|177270}}</ref>

He also [competed](/source/Football_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics) at the [2000 Summer Olympics](/source/2000_Summer_Olympics), winning a bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/te/rodrigo-tello-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418024931/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/te/rodrigo-tello-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Rodrigo Tello|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=24 July 2009}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/rodrigo-alvaro-tello-valenzuela/4627/|title=R. Tello|work=Soccerway|access-date=24 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="5"|[Sporting CP](/source/Sporting_CP)
||[2003–04](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_Primeira_Liga)
|3||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||5||0
|-
||[2004–05](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_Primeira_Liga)
|9||1||0||0||0||0||6||0||15||1
|-
||[2005–06](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_Primeira_Liga)
|20||1||0||0||0||0||3||0||23||1
|-
||[2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Primeira_Liga)
|24||2||0||0||0||0||6||0||30||2
|-
!Total
!56!!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!17!!0!!73!!4
|-
|rowspan="4"|[Beşiktaş](/source/Be%C5%9Fikta%C5%9F_J.K.)
||[2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_S%C3%BCper_Lig)
|29||5||0||0||1||0||8||1||38||6
|-
||[2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_S%C3%BCper_Lig)
|32||6||8||1||0||0||4||1||44||8
|-
||[2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_S%C3%BCper_Lig)
|26||4||4||0||1||0||6||1||37||5
|-
!Total
!87!!15!!12!!1!!2!!0!!18!!3!!119!!19
|-
|rowspan="5"|[Eskişehirspor](/source/Eski%C5%9Fehirspor)
||[2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_S%C3%BCper_Lig)
|16||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||17||0
|-
||[2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_S%C3%BCper_Lig)
|33||1||3||0||0||0||0||0||36||1
|-
||[2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_S%C3%BCper_Lig)
|27||2||5||1||0||0||3||0||35||3
|-
||[2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_S%C3%BCper_Lig)
|3||0||3||1||0||0||0||0||6||1
|-
!Total
!79!!3!!12!!2!!0!!0!!3!!0!!94!!5
|-
|[Elazığspor](/source/Elaz%C4%B1%C4%9Fspor)
||[2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_S%C3%BCper_Lig)
|14||2||1||0||0||0||0||0||15||2
|-
|[Şanlıurfaspor](/source/%C5%9Eanl%C4%B1urfaspor)
||[2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_S%C3%BCper_Lig)
|29||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||29||2
|-
|[Audax Italiano](/source/Audax_Italiano)
||2015–16
|10||0||3||1||0||0||0||0||13||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Career total
!275!!26!!28!!4!!2!!0!!38!!3!!343!!33 
|}

===International===
:''Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tello goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Rodrigo Tello
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| style="text-align:center"|1 || 23 September 2000 || [Estadio Nacional](/source/Estadio_Nacional_de_Chile), [Santiago](/source/Santiago), Chile || {{fb|Honduras}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|5–2 || [Friendly](/source/Friendly_(association_football))
|-
| style="text-align:center"|2 || 29 March 2000 || [Monumental](/source/Estadio_Monumental_Antonio_Vespucio_Liberti), [Buenos Aires](/source/Buenos_Aires), Argentina || {{fb|Argentina}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|1–4 || [2002 World Cup qualification](/source/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(CONMEBOL))
|-
| style="text-align:center"|3 || 30 May 2010 || [Estadio Municipal](/source/Estadio_Municipal_de_Concepci%C3%B3n), [Concepción, Chile](/source/Concepci%C3%B3n%2C_Chile) || {{fb|ISR}} || style="text-align:center"|3–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–0 || Friendly
|}

==Honours==

'''Universidad de Chile'''
*[Chilean Primera División](/source/Chilean_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n): [1999](/source/1999_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n_of_Chile), [2000](/source/2000_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n_of_Chile)
*[Copa Chile](/source/Copa_Chile): [2000](/source/2000_Copa_Apertura)

'''Sporting CP'''
*[Primeira Liga](/source/Primeira_Liga): [2001–02](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_Primeira_Liga)
*[Taça de Portugal](/source/Ta%C3%A7a_de_Portugal): [2001–02](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_Ta%C3%A7a_de_Portugal), [2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Ta%C3%A7a_de_Portugal)
*[Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira](/source/Superta%C3%A7a_C%C3%A2ndido_de_Oliveira): [2000](/source/2000_Superta%C3%A7a_C%C3%A2ndido_de_Oliveira), [2002](/source/2002_Superta%C3%A7a_C%C3%A2ndido_de_Oliveira)
*[UEFA Cup](/source/UEFA_Europa_League) runner-up: [2004–05](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_UEFA_Cup)

'''Beşiktaş'''
*[Süper Lig](/source/S%C3%BCper_Lig): [2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_S%C3%BCper_Lig)
*[Turkish Cup](/source/Turkish_Cup): [2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_Turkish_Cup)

'''Chile U23'''
*[Summer Olympic Games](/source/Summer_Olympic_Games) bronze: [2000](/source/Football_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics)

'''Chile'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Rodrigo Tello |url=https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/2000/02/rodrigo-tello.html |website=Partidos de la Roja |access-date=19 July 2022 |language=es}}</ref>
*{{ill|Copa Ciudad de Valparaíso|es|vertical-align=sup}}: {{ill|Copa Ciudad de Valparaíso|lt=2000|es|Copa Ciudad de Valparaíso|vertical-align=sup}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{ForaDeJogo}}
*{{TFF player|1064156}}
*{{NFT player|8302}}

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