Manuel Rodríguez Vega

Manuel Rodríguez Vega (born 2 August 1942) is a Chilean former football player and manager.

Coaching career In addition to coach various clubs in the Chilean football, at the beginning Rodríguez Vega worked in the Universidad de Chile youth ranks, where he trained players such as Marcelo Salas, Rodrigo Goldberg and Esteban Valencia. and coached clubs such as Persita Tangerang. After returning to Chile, he coached clubs at minor categories such as Provincial Osorno, Ferroviarios and Municipal Salamanca. Previously, he coached for a short term the Chile women's national team.

Personal life His brothers Juan and Gabriel were professional footballers. Juan was part of the Chilean 1974 World Cup squad and Gabriel played for Colo-Colo and Deportes Concepción.

His nephews, Juan and Francisco Rodríguez Rubio, sons of his brother Juan, were also professional footballers who made his career mainly in Indonesia.

Honours Universidad de Chile Campeonato Nacional: 1962, 1965, 1967, 1969 1968, 1969