Mauricio Rojas (footballer)
Chilean footballer (born 1978)
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Mauricio Javier Rojas Toro (born 30 March 1978) is a Chilean former professional football midfielder, who could also play as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mauricio Javier Rojas Toro | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Quilpue, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manuel Rodríguez | |||
| Santiago Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2005 | Santiago Wanderers | 166 | (10) |
| 1998 | → San Luis (loan) | – | (–) |
| 1999–2000 | Santiago Wanderers B | – | (–) |
| 2005–2006 | Audax Italiano | 41 | (2) |
| 2007 | Cobresal | 37 | (0) |
| 2008 | Unión Española | 24 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | San Luis | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Unión Temuco | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 276 | (12) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000 | Chile U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | Chile B | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014 | Provincial Marga Marga | ||
| 2018 | Santiago Wanderers U13 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
A product of the Santiago Wanderers youth system, Rojas played for them in the top division; the second division.[1] He also played for the B-team in the 2000 Tercera División alongside fellows such as Mauricio Neveu, Jorge Ormeño and Joel Soto.[2]
International career
Rojas was a member of the bronze winning Chile national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He started his professional career at Santiago Wanderers in Valparaíso.
He made an appearance for the Chile B national team in the friendly match against Catalonia on 28 December 2001.[3][4]
