José Rojas (footballer, born 1983)
José Manuel Rojas Bahamondes[a] (born 23 June 1983), known as José Rojas, is a Chilean former footballer who played as a defender. Primarily a central defender, he could also be deployed as a left-back.
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| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | José Manuel Rojas Bahamondes | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1983 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Talagante, Chile | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| Universidad de Chile | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2003–2015 | Universidad de Chile | 365 | (7) | ||||||||
| 2006 | → Independiente (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2016 | Belgrano | 23 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2017 | Lorca | 17 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2017–2018 | San Luis | 34 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2019 | Huachipato | 19 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Curicó Unido | 56 | (2) | ||||||||
| Total | 517 | (11) | |||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 2007–2015 | Chile | 24 | (1) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||
Club career edit
Rojas has played the whole of his career for Universidad de Chile except a brief stint with Argentine side Independiente in 2006. He has won four league championships with Universidad de Chile, in Apertura 2004, Apertura 2009 and Apertura and Clausura 2011. For the 2011 season he was selected by his teammates as captain, after Miguel Pinto left the club. In 2011, he captained Universidad de Chile to its first international title as they won the 2011 edition of the Copa Sudamericana in Santiago.
In 13 February 2023, he announced his retirement after twenty years as a professional footballer.[2]
International career edit
He made his debut with Chile national team on 9 May 2007, in a friendly against Cuba scoring a goal in the game.
International goals edit
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 12 August 2009 | Estadio Rubén Marcos Peralta, Osorno, Chile | Cuba | 2-0 | 3-0 | Friendly |
Honours edit
Club edit
- Universidad de Chile
- Primera División de Chile (6): 2004–A, 2009–A, 2011–A, 2011–C, 2012–A, 2014–A 1
- Copa Sudamericana: 2011
- Copa Chile (2): 2012–13, 2015
- Supercopa de Chile: 2015
(1): “A” and “C” refer the Apertura and Clausura tournaments that divide the Chilean football champions.
International edit
- Chile
Notes edit
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rojas and the second or maternal family name is Bahamondes.
References edit
- ^ José Manuel Rojas Bahamondes - Fichajes.com
- ^ "El histórico José "Pepe" Rojas anuncia su retiro del fútbol profesional tras 20 años de carrera: Repasa su sentido mensaje de despedida | Emol.com". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.