Manuel Rosas (footballer, born 1983)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rosas and the second or maternal family name is Arreola.
Manuel Rosas
Rosas with Nicaragua in March 2017
Personal information
Full name Manuel Rosas Arreola[1]
Date of birth (1983-10-14) 14 October 1983 (age 41)[2]
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico[3]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back, midfielder
Youth career
UANL
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Morelia
Alacranes Rojos
2005 Tigrillos Broncos 5 (0)
2010–2022 Real Estelí 237 (20)
International career‡
2013–2022 Nicaragua 51 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 June 2019

Manuel Rosas Arreola (born 14 October 1983) is a former professional footballer who played as a left back.

Born and raised in Mexico to Mexican parents, Rosas has played for Real Estelí in the Nicaraguan league and subsequently capped for the Nicaragua national team.

International career

Having arrived to Nicaragua in April 2010 to play for Real Estelí, Rosas became a naturalized citizen in January 2013. According La Prensa, he did not comply with the Nationality Law No. 149 at the moment of his naturalization.[4] By debuting for Nicaragua that very 2013, he also failed with the FIFA eligibility rules.

International goals

Scores and results list Nicaragua's goal tally first.[5]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 June 2015 André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname  Suriname 2–1 3–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 4 September 2015 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica  Jamaica 1–0 3–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ^ a b Manuel Rosas at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Manuel Rosas – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ "Manuel Rosas Arreola" (in Spanish). LIGA MX.
  4. ^ "Nueve jugadores nacionalizados en Nicaragua no cumplieron con las leyes del país". 14 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Rosas, Manuel". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 February 2017.


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