He was the man on Zizinho at the Maracanã on 16 July 1950, and when Friaça put Brazil in front it was Rodríguez Andrade who went to Obdulio Varela to tell him the goal had been offside, with close to 200,000 people in the stands. Uruguay won that final, and he made FIFA's All-Star team at both the 1950 and 1954 World Cups, added the 1956 South American Championship and two Uruguayan titles with Peñarol. Career record: 42 caps and 0 goals for Uruguay; club career at Central Español, Club Atlético Peñarol.
| 1945–1951 | Central Español |
| 1952–1957 | Club Atlético Peñarol |
| Uruguay | 42 caps, 0 goals |
Uruguay legends whose careers overlapped Andrade's
One rank above: Pedro Rocha at #23.
One rank below: Roque Máspoli at #25.
Uruguay's editorial top five: Juan Alberto Schiaffino · Luis Suárez · Enzo Francescoli · Héctor Scarone · José Leandro Andrade.