Francisco Rojas (footballer, born 1974)
Francisco Ulises Rojas Rojas (born 22 July 1974) is a retired Chilean football player. He played most of his career as a left-back, despite being right-footed.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Ulises Rojas Rojas | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | La Serena, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Academia Santa Inés | |||
| Deportes La Serena | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993 | Deportes La Serena | 23 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Colo-Colo | 41 | (1) |
| 1996 | Tenerife | 6 | (0) |
| 1996–2000 | Colo-Colo | 113 | (7) |
| 2001–2005 | Sturm Graz | 103 | (13) |
| 2006 | Unión Española | 21 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Deportes La Serena | 59 | (0) |
| Total | 366 | (21) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993 | Chile U20 | ||
| 1995–2005 | Chile | 31 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
Rojas represented Chile at under-20 level in 1993 alongside players such as Claudio Lizama, Claudio Villan and Marcelo Salas.[1]
At senior level, Rojas was capped 31 times for the Chile national team between 1995 and 2005, including three games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Personal life
His common nickname is "Murci", shortage of "Murciélago" ("Bat").
Honours
References
- Selección Chilena Sub 20 1993 Claudio Andrés Villan Cerpa on Facebook (in Spanish)
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