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Ángel Rojas (footballer, born 1985)

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Ángel Rojas
Personal information
Full name Ángel Orlando Rojas Ortega
Date of birth (1985-04-10) April 10, 1985 (age 39)
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

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

Career

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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

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Club

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Universidad de Chile
Everton

References

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  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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