Ángel Rojas (footballer, born 1985)

Ángel Orlando Rojas Ortega (born April 10, 1985) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Ángel Rojas
Personal information
Full name Ángel Orlando Rojas Ortega
Date of birth (1985-04-10) 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)
2006Everton (loan) 14 (1)
2008Everton (loan) 26 (1)
2010 Goiás 0 (0)
2010–2011 Universidad de Chile 9 (1)
2011Everton (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

Career

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

Club

Universidad de Chile
Everton

References

  1. "Angel Rojas". footballzz.co.uk. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
  2. "Goiás contrata Angel Rojas, da Universidad de Chile" (in Portuguese). Estadão. December 3, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
  3. "Vuelve a casa: Ángel Rojas regresó a la 'U'" (in Spanish). Prensafútbol. June 11, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  4. Everton remece el mercado de la B
  5. "Futbolistas participaron de la quinta entrega del Fondo de Retiro". sifup.cl (in Spanish). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.


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