Adrián Rojas
Adrián Alejandro Rojas Contreras (born May 23, 1977) is a former Chilean professional football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrián Alejandro Rojas Contreras | ||
| Date of birth | May 23, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago de Chile, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Palestino | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2001 | Palestino | ||
| 2002 | Racing Club | 0 | (0) |
| 2002 | Palestino | 18 | (0) |
| 2003 | Cartaginés | 49 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Universidad de Chile | 72 | (11) |
| 2007 | O'Higgins | 34 | (10) |
| 2008–2012 | Everton | 84 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Rangers | 18 | (1) |
| 2014 | Deportes La Serena | 31 | (0) |
| Total | 306 | (29) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
He started his career in Palestino, remaining with that club for 5 seasons until 2001. In 2002, he joined Racing Club of the Primera División Argentina, but he had a bad stretch for that club and had to return to Palestino. After that he joined Cartaginés of Costa Rica in 2002.
After one successful season in Costa Rica, Rojas moved back his country, now on one of the great teams of Chile, Universidad de Chile. In his first season Rojas had a successful performance, leading the club in penalties in 2004. After 2 seasons he signed for O'Higgins, managed by Jorge Garcés.
In 2008 Rojas was signed by Everton. In his first season the club won the championship of the country's first division against Colo-Colo in a global of 3-2. In his third match he scored his first goal with the team against Rangers.
Honours
Club
- Universidad de Chile
- Everton
External links
- (in Spanish) Soccerway profile
- (in Spanish) BDFA profile
- Goal.com profile