Denise Rojas

Denise Rojas Losada

Personal information
Full name	Denise Rojas Losada
Born	(1995-07-04) 4 July 1995 (age 29) Argentina
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Universidad Católica
Senior career
Years	Team
0000–2022	Universidad Católica
2022–2024	HTHC
2024–	Universidad Católica
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2012–2016	Chile U21	19	(11)
2013–	Chile	193	(64)
Medal record Women's field hockey Representing  Chile Pan American Games 2023 Santiago Team Pan American Cup 2017 Lancaster 2022 Santiago FIH Nations Cup 2023–24 Terrassa Team South American Games 2014 Santiago Team 2018 Cochabamba Team

Denise Rojas Losada (née Krimerman) is an Argentine born field hockey player from Chile.[1]

Career

Club hockey

A player of Universidad Católica, Rojas joined German club Harvestehuder THC in 2022.[2][3]

She returned to Universidad Católica in 2024.

National team

Rojas has represented Chile at both junior and senior levels. She made her junior debut at the 2012 Pan-Am Junior Championship,[4] and her senior debut one year later at the 2013 South American Championship.[5]

Rojas was instrumental in Chile's success at the 2017 Pan American Cup. She scored 2 goals in her team's historic semi-final victory over the United States, including the winner in the last minute.[6] The team ultimately lost to Argentina 4–1 in the final.[7]

Following the Pan American Cup, Rojas was named the captain of the 2017 Pan American Elite Team by the Pan American Hockey Federation.[8]

Personal life

Rojas was born on 4 July 1995 in Argentina, to an Argentine mother and Chilean father. She moved to Santiago, Chile, when she was two years old.[9]

She is a former student of the Universidad del Desarrollo.[10]

References

1. "Adultos Damas". Federación Chilena Hockey Sobre Césped. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
2. "Alumna de Kinesiología cuenta como equilibró sus roles de estudiante y seleccionada nacional de Hockey". UDD (in Spanish). 12 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
3. "„Ich freue mich riesig auf die neue Bundesligasaison und würde mich wundern, wenn es nicht sogar die beste Saison aller Zeiten wird."". magazin.hockey.de (in German). 2 September 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
4. "KRIMERMAN Denise". FIH. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
5. "South American Championships 2013 - Women". FIH. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
6. "Chile stun hosts United States to set up Pan American Hockey Cup final with holders Argentina". Inside the Games. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
7. "ARG 4–1 CHL". FIH. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
8. "Kwan Browne, Scott Tupper and Lucas Vila selected a record fifth time". PAHF. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
9. "Denise Krimerman: "Pelearía con Cachito por irme al extranjero"". latercera.com (in Spanish). La Tercera. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
10. "The balancing act of Junior hockey". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

External links

• Denise Krimerman at the International Hockey Federation