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, , Villa Congreso from Viedma, , J.J. Moreno from Puerto Madryn and Huracán de Comodoro.
Abroad, he played for Chilean side Caupolicán from Cauquenes in 2019.(Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior) #Fichajes - Rodrigo Linares ex seleccionado sub 20 de Chile y Argentinos Juniors, juega actualmente en Caupolican de Cauquenes on Facebook . 29 August 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2023. In 2020, he returned to Chile and joined Deportes Puerto Montt alongside his compatriot Jeremías Asencio.(Deportes Puerto Montt) ¡Puso la firma! ✍️ on Facebook . 3 March 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2023. The next season, he joined on loan to Deportes Valdivia.Rodrigo Linares es nuevo refuerzo de Deportes Valdivia 🙌🔥 on Facebook . 29 April 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2023. After signing with Germinal Rawson for the 2022 season, he rejoined Deportes Valdivia in the same season.
In the second half of 2022, Linares signed with J.J. Moreno. In March 2023, he switched to .
In March 2025, Linares moved to Punta Arenas, Chile, to play for Club Deportivo Cosal.
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.
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