Ricardo Rojas (footballer, born 1974)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Francisco Rojas Trujillo | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Vallenar, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | América Fuerzas Básicas (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Academia Santa Inés | |||
| 1990–1991 | Deportes La Serena | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | Deportes La Serena | ? | (?) |
| 1994–1996 | Unión Española | ? | (?) |
| 1997–2000 | Universidad de Chile | 53 | (0) |
| 2001–2007 | América | 227 | (5) |
| 2004 | → Universidad Católica (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2008 | Colo-Colo | 18 | (1) |
| 2009 | Necaxa | 6 | (0) |
| 2009 | → América (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | Deportes La Serena | 29 | (0) |
| 2011 | Veracruz | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1994–2006 | Chile | 46 | (1) |
| 1998 | Chile B | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Unión Compañías | ||
| 2020–2022 | Provincial Ovalle | ||
| 2023– | América Fuerzas Básicas | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ricardo Francisco Rojas Trujillo (born 7 May 1974) is a Chilean football manager and former player. A centre-back, he played for clubs like Universidad de Chile, América and Colo-Colo.
Club career[edit]
As a youth player, he was with Academia Santa Inés, a traditional Football Academy based in La Serena.[1] Rojas began his professional career in his native country, playing for Club de Deportes La Serena from 1990 to 1993. After his stint at La Serena, he signed with Unión Española. The following year Rojas made his debut in the Chile national team, appearing in a game against Argentina. After his time at Unión, Rojas was transferred to Universidad de Chile during the 1997 season.
Ricardo's continued success at both club and national team levels brought attention to him from foreign teams. At the end of the 2000 season he was signed by the Mexican club Club América. Excluding a six-month loan in 2004 to Universidad Católica de Chile, Rojas has been a staple of the Club América defense for seven years. During his stay in Mexico, Rojas won two championships with his club, in the Verano 2002 season and most recently after the Clausura 2005 tournament. Rojas played more than 200 games with Club América during his time there.
In 2009, he played at Necaxa and then he returned to Club América.
International career[edit]
Fuentes made 46 appearances for Chile from 1994 to 2006.[2] In addition, he played for Chile B against England B on 10 February 1998. Chile won by 2–1.[3]
Managerial career[edit]
Rojas began his managerial career as the coach of Unión Compañías in the Tercera B (Chile)[4] until the end of 2019. At the end of 2020, he became the manager of Provincial Ovalle in the Tercera A (Chile).[5]
In 2023, he moved to Mexico and joined América Fuerzas Básicas, first with the under-13 team.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Rojas got a degree in Industrial engineering and also worked as councillor of La Serena from 2013 to 2016 by replacing Mary Yorka Ortiz.[4]
Honours[edit]
Universidad de Chile
América
- Primera División de México: 2002, 2005
- Campeón de Campeones: 2005
Colo-Colo
References[edit]
- ^ "Ricardo Rojas fue premiado por Academia Santa Inés" (in Spanish). Diario El Día. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Ricardo Rojas". PartidosdelaRoja (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Inglaterra 1 – Chile 2: Cuando la (otra) Selección venció a Inglaterra". Guioteca.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ a b "El presente de Ricardo Rojas como DT de Unión Compañías, el equipo sensación y más goleador de la Tercera B". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Ricardo Rojas se convierte en el nuevo entrenador de Provincial Ovalle". Diario El Ovallino (in Spanish). 15 December 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "¡Regresa un referente! Un destacado ex jugador de América ha vuelto para ser director técnico". Águilas Monumental (in Spanish). 24 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
External links[edit]
- Ricardo Rojas – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Ricardo Rojas at FootballDatabase.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-11-23)
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- People from Vallenar
- Chilean emigrants to Mexico
- Chilean men's footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- Ascenso MX players
- Deportes La Serena footballers
- Unión Española footballers
- Club Universidad de Chile footballers
- Club América footballers
- Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
- Colo-Colo footballers
- Club Necaxa footballers
- C.D. Veracruz footballers
- Chilean expatriate men's footballers
- Chile men's international footballers
- 1997 Copa América players
- 2001 Copa América players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Men's association football defenders
- Sportspeople from Atacama Region
- Chilean football managers
- Chilean expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Mexico
- Chilean sportsperson-politicians
- Naturalized citizens of Mexico