Ángel Rojas (footballer, born 1985)

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)
2006	→ Everton (loan)	14	(1)
2008	→ Everton (loan)	26	(1)
2010	Goiás	0	(0)
2010–2011	Universidad de Chile	9	(1)
2011	→ Everton (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

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

Club

Universidad de Chile

• Primera División de Chile (2): 2004 Apertura, 2009 Apertura

Everton

• Primera División de Chile (1): 2008 Apertura

References

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.

External links

• Ángel Rojas at Soccerway