Rodrigo García Vizoso (26 February 1909 – 2 June 2009) was a Spanish football goalkeeper. He was born in A Coruña, the son of a carpenter, and took up football at a young age. He joined his hometown team Deportivo de La Coruña in 1927 and remained with them until 1934, when his performance against Real Madrid C.F. impressed the owners enough that they signed him as a substitute for Ricardo Zamora. He spent only one season with Real Madrid, however, before leaving to play for Granada CF. When the Spanish Civil War Civil War broke out in 1936, he retired from football and spent nearly three years in the army.
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26 February 1909 A Coruña, Spain
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2 June 2009 (aged 100) A Coruña, Spain
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Zodiac | Pisces |
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