Who is Ricardo Rodriguez? Aberdeen manager candidate guarantees thrilling football and an affiliation for Angeball

Spanish boss Ricardo Rodriguez has emerged as the frontrunner for the Aberdeen hot seat - and is keen on the Pittodrie hotseat.

The search for Jim Goodwin 's successor is continuing with chief executive Alan Burrows hard at work after leaving Scottish Premiership rivals Motherwell for the Dons, with Barry Robson leading the side as it stands. The interim boss has helped get Aberdeen back on track with the club stabilising in the top six of the table when the club appeared to be in freefall after heavy defeats to Hearts and Hibs either side of the Scottish Cup humiliation against Darvel.

Despite positives from Robson's tenure so far, the Dons have to get the next appointment right after Goodwin and Stephen Glass' failures and could look east at a man with significant J-League success. Record Sport understands that the former Urawa Red Diamonds boss has made it clear to the club’s top brass that he is serious about taking the top job in the Granite City.

Ange Postecoglou has found success in Scotland after leaving Japan, so could Rodriguez follow in his footsteps? Welook at the man who has made the four–man shortlist for the hot seat.

Having come through the youth ranks as a player at Oviedo, the 48-year-old would start his football odyssey when he kickstarted his coaching career at the Spanish minnows leading the reserve side. His work with the club would see Real Madrid take notice, when he was selected to lead the youth school in Mexico before stepping into the dugout for the first time.

He would get the chance at Girona as he led the club to promotion from the Spanish Third Division, before rolling the dice and taking charge of the Malaga B team. He would step into various roles behind the scenes at the club as