Julien Rodriguez (born 11 June 1978) is a
FrenchFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
professional
footballerAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball...
currently playing for
Ligue 1Ligue 1 is the top division of French football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. One member club, AS Monaco, is based in the independent Principality of Monaco, rather than in France proper...
club
Olympique de MarseilleOlympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille (also known as l'OM, is a professional French football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, they play in Ligue 1 and have spent most of their history in the top tier of French football...
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Rodriguez started his career at AS Monaco, making 135 appearances for the club, before joining
Scottish Premier LeagueThe Scottish Premier League is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top level of the Scottish football league system — above the Scottish Football League.Per capita, more people in Scotland watch their domestic top level league than any other nation in...
club
RangersRangers Football Club are an association football team based in Glasgow, Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
on August 4 2005 for £1m.
He scored his first goal for Rangers on March 11 2006 in Rangers' 4-0 victory over
KilmarnockKilmarnock Football Club are a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" are the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park. They are currently members of the Scottish Premier League and are managed...
at
Ibrox StadiumIbrox Stadium, originally Ibrox Park, is a football stadium located on the south side of the River Clyde, on Edmiston Drive in the Ibrox district of Glasgow...
. He made a total of 30 appearances for Rangers in his debut season with the club.
Rodriguez was expected to be an important member of the Rangers team under the management of fellow Frenchman
Paul Le GuenPaul Le Guen is a French former international football defender. He is currently managing the Cameroon national football team....
in
season 2006-07The 2006–07 season was the 110th season of competitive football in Scotland. The season commenced in August 2006.-2006:*9 July: Rangers defender Fernando Ricksen is banned for the club's pre-season trip to South Africa, following an incident on the outbound flight...
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Julien Rodriguez (born 11 June 1978) is a
FrenchFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
professional
footballerAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball...
currently playing for
Ligue 1Ligue 1 is the top division of French football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. One member club, AS Monaco, is based in the independent Principality of Monaco, rather than in France proper...
club
Olympique de MarseilleOlympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille (also known as l'OM, is a professional French football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, they play in Ligue 1 and have spent most of their history in the top tier of French football...
.
Rodriguez started his career at AS Monaco, making 135 appearances for the club, before joining
Scottish Premier LeagueThe Scottish Premier League is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top level of the Scottish football league system — above the Scottish Football League.Per capita, more people in Scotland watch their domestic top level league than any other nation in...
club
RangersRangers Football Club are an association football team based in Glasgow, Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
on August 4 2005 for £1m.
He scored his first goal for Rangers on March 11 2006 in Rangers' 4-0 victory over
KilmarnockKilmarnock Football Club are a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" are the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park. They are currently members of the Scottish Premier League and are managed...
at
Ibrox StadiumIbrox Stadium, originally Ibrox Park, is a football stadium located on the south side of the River Clyde, on Edmiston Drive in the Ibrox district of Glasgow...
. He made a total of 30 appearances for Rangers in his debut season with the club.
Rodriguez was expected to be an important member of the Rangers team under the management of fellow Frenchman
Paul Le GuenPaul Le Guen is a French former international football defender. He is currently managing the Cameroon national football team....
in
season 2006-07The 2006–07 season was the 110th season of competitive football in Scotland. The season commenced in August 2006.-2006:*9 July: Rangers defender Fernando Ricksen is banned for the club's pre-season trip to South Africa, following an incident on the outbound flight...
. However Paul Le Guen's reign as manager was short and unsuccessful, and Rodriguez was transferred to Olympique de Marseille in January 2007 following the appointment of new manager Walter Smith.
He has since received a call-up to the French national squad.
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