var playerInfo={"BE541FF326E82F6A":"Lobos BUAP[on loan]","EDBF020A791C65EC6DC356F5C22437AB":"3","B6B40535701B4CD0DB864915DEF06E2A":"","572BB26E7A76C211":"9494","FD159EB5937AD12F4B2E9E75B80D3D16":"Mexico","4FB95329DB27F065AB688F47FF3E7436":"2017-7-1","EBC62A89E472008E22ACFCF9251EA2ED":"","41F6CDCCD6C1C3AD77386ED2FC4083F7":"Francisco Rodriguez is returning to football&#39;s biggest stage for the second time after featuring for the first 45 minutes of Mexico&#39;s group encounter with Portugal in Germany four years ago.<BR><BR>Standing 1.90m tall, he has an aerial presence that sets him apart from most of his international colleagues and this, combined with his experience in European football, should ensure that &#39;Maza&#39; &#8211; short for Mazatlan, his home town &#8211; has a strong chance of featuring in the Mexico starting XI in South Africa.<BR><BR>Like many other members of the Tricolor squad, Rodriguez is a product of the seemingly inexhaustible youth system at Chivas de Guadalajara. He made his league debut in the 2004 Clausura and the next year received his first international call-up from Ricardo La Volpe; he has been in and out of the national team ever since.<BR><BR>Although initially overlooked by Javier Aguirre when he took over the Mexico helm, Rodriguez prompted a change of heart in the coach with his excellent performances for PSV Eindhoven in the Dutch Eredivisie. The big defender had required time to settle in the Netherlands but became a first-team regular in 2009\/10 and will hope to play an equally prominent role for his country in South Africa.","D39E7C23A464F86D":"1","12F030D6FCEE9D12":"22708","1A49EE26E6AAD5C64FC6A19EFDD00C1A":"Cruz Azul,Club America[on loan],VfB Stuttgart,PSV Eindhoven,Chivas Guadalajara,Chivas Guadalajara B,Chivas Guadalajara(U20)","C3DE130B7D4AB7DB":"Francisco Rodriguez, Maza","7379EA3CEBE73A3F":"191cm","5BAE2FF41BC6AD03489546EF11EAFCB7":"1981-10-20","5BB437CAF240E475":"90kg","185D9308B7C9E0BBE486C613A62D93FE":"2","2278C81F60D7F1ECF170F6DDE4B76865":"Cruz Azul","7FB3F46040506B81":"Francisco Rodriguez, Maza","e_index":5};