goal in the first game that El Salvador won 2–1 in Haiti. "Pipo" suffered a broken foot at the beginning of the second game. El Salvador lost the second game 3–0 in El Salvador. "Pipo" spent the next ten days mostly hospitalized with his foot on ice and receiving injection treatments in his foot. The treatment allowed him to play ten days later in the third game against Haiti. El Salvador won the third game 1–0 in Jamaica thanks to a goal by Juan Ramon "Mon" Martinez. "Pipo" was fitted for a cast soon after the end of this third game that qualified El Salvador for the 1970 World Cup. "Pipo" suffered with some foot pain for decades after the broken foot injury against Haiti. Mauricio played at the World Cup Tournament held in Mexico in 1970. Knee injuries forced him to retire from playing soccer at the age of 27 in 1972. Managing years Mauricio "Pipo" Rodríguez became a coach through the Association of trainers of football-soccer of El Salvador (AEFES). He obtained "A" level license and the "instructor" designation for this level. He became an Honorary Member of the Association of Latin Trainers in U.S.A. (LASCA). Mauricio also completed a FIFA course in Guatemala at the INST. FERNANDO RIERA in 1975. He became coach of the University F.C. in 1975. Later on he went to coach MOLSA F.C. a minor league team, which he led to win the league championship and won the right to move on up to the top professional league for the first time in MOLSA's history. Mauricio repeated this feat for Deportivo Chalatenango. Mauricio also coached the Tapachulteca F.C. He became the coach of the under-17 years old El Salvador National soccer team in 1973. He then was named coach of the under 23 squad in 1975. In 1980, Mauricio Rodriguez was appointed coach of El Salvador which he led through the qualification stages for the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. As he publicly disclosed before the 1982 World Cup began, he retired from coaching after the World Cup. Retirement After the 1982 World Cup, he focused on his engineering firm. He also served in various positions for the National Sports Institute (INDES), the Technical Commission for the Soccer Federation of El Salvador, the Board appointed by FIFA for El Salvador, the Board of "Funda Madrid" in El Salvador, and President of his