Ángel Rojas (footballer, born 1985)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ángel Orlando Rojas Ortega | ||
| Date of birth | April 10, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad de Chile | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2009 | Universidad de Chile | 78 | (4) |
| 2006 | → Everton (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Everton (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2010 | Goiás | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Universidad de Chile | 9 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Everton (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | San Luis | 14 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Everton | 77 | (15) |
| 2014–2015 | Kerkyra | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | Chania | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Coquimbo Unido | 43 | (6) |
| 2019–2021 | Deportes Recoleta | 54 | (9) |
| Total | 329 | (38) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Chile U20 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ángel Orlando Rojas Ortega (born April 10, 1985) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career[edit]
Rojas began his career in the youth system of Universidad de Chile before making his debut in the 2004 tournament. He won 2008 Apertura tournament with Everton, defeating Colo-Colo in the final. He joined Goiás Esporte Clube of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A on December 3, 2009.[2] Rojas returned to Universidad de Chile on June 11, 2010 and played in the semi-finals of Copa Libertadores 2010 and the second leg of the Chilean Tournament.[3] He played on loan at Everton in the 2011 Apertura Tournament.[4]
He retired at the end of the 2021 season[5]
Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
- Universidad de Chile
- Everton
References[edit]
- ^ "Angel Rojas". footballzz.co.uk. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
- ^ "Goiás contrata Angel Rojas, da Universidad de Chile" (in Portuguese). Estadão. December 3, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
- ^ "Vuelve a casa: Ángel Rojas regresó a la 'U'" (in Spanish). Prensafútbol. June 11, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
- ^ Everton remece el mercado de la B
- ^ "Futbolistas participaron de la quinta entrega del Fondo de Retiro". sifup.cl (in Spanish). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
External links[edit]
- Ángel Rojas at Soccerway
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Santiago
- People from Santiago Province, Chile
- Footballers from Santiago Metropolitan Region
- Chilean men's footballers
- Chile men's under-20 international footballers
- Chilean expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Club Universidad de Chile footballers
- Everton de Viña del Mar footballers
- Goiás Esporte Clube players
- San Luis de Quillota footballers
- PAE Kerkyra players
- AO Chania F.C. players
- Coquimbo Unido footballers
- Deportes Recoleta footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Primera B de Chile players
- Super League Greece players
- Football League (Greece) players
- Segunda División Profesional de Chile players
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
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