Mauricio Rojas (footballer)

Mauricio Javier Rojas Toro (born 30 March 1978) is a Chilean former football midfielder, who also can played as a defender.

For the Chilean politician with the same name, see Mauricio Rojas.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rojas and the second or maternal family name is Toro.
Mauricio Rojas
Personal information
Full name Mauricio Javier Rojas Toro
Date of birth (1978-03-30) 30 March 1978
Place of birth Quilpue, Chile
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Manuel Rodríguez
Santiago Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2005 Santiago Wanderers 166 (10)
1998 → San Luis (loan) – (–)
1999–2000 Santiago Wanderers B – (–)
2005–2006 Audax Italiano 41 (2)
2007 Cobresal 37 (0)
2008 Unión Española 24 (0)
2009–2010 San Luis 7 (0)
2011–2012 Unión Temuco 1 (0)
Total 276 (12)
International career
2000 Chile U23 1 (0)
2001 Chile B 1 (0)
Managerial career
2014 Provincial Marga Marga
2018 Santiago Wanderers U13
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

A product of the Santiago Wanderers youth system, he played for them in the top division, the second division[1] and also for the B-team in the 2000 Tercera División alongside fellows such as Mauricio Neveu, Jorge Ormeño and Joel Soto.[2]

International career

He was a member of the bronze winning Chile national football team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He started his professional career at Santiago Wanderers in Valparaíso.

Rojas made an appearance for the Chile B national team in the friendly match against Catalonia in 28 December 2001.[3][4]

Honours

Club
Santiago Wanderers

International
Chile

References
  1. "Mauricio ROJAS". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. (V y B sports) Nuestro primer programa , junto al ex Wanderers Mauricio Neveu on Facebook (in Spanish). 16 June 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  3. Morrison, Neil (2 February 2005). "International Matches 2001 - Other". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  4. "Carlos Verdugo, el nuevo nominado de Garcés". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 21 December 2001. Retrieved 20 September 2022.


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