Rodrigo Linares

Rodrigo Nicolás Linares Coronel (born 15 May 1995) is an Argentine-Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for J.J. Moreno.

Club career
Born in Rawson, Argentina, Linares came to Comisión de Actividades Infantiles (CAI) youth system at the age of thirteen. After a trial in front of Hugo Tocalli, he was with Argentinos Juniors, making appearances for the reserve team.

In his homeland, he also has played for Fútbol y Tenis from Río Negro, Gutiérrez Sport Club, Villa Congreso from Viedma, Club Atlético Germinal, J.J. Moreno from Puerto Madryn and Huracán de Comodoro.

Abroad, he played for Chilean side Caupolicán from Cauquenes in 2019. In 2020, he returned to Chile and joined Deportes Puerto Montt alongside his compatriot Jeremías Asencio. The next season, he joined on loan to Deportes Valdivia. After signing with Germinal Rawson for the 2022 season, he rejoined Deportes Valdivia in the same season.

In the second half of 2022, he switched to J.J. Moreno.

International career
Linares represented Chile at under-20 level in an international friendly championship in 2014, where he made three appearances and scored a goal against Uruguay, and was in the preliminar list for the 2015 South American Championship alongside the also Argentine-born, Luciano Cabral.

Personal life
Linares acquired the Chilean nationality by descent since his grandmother is a Chilean who came to Argentina at the age of twelve.