Sixto Rojas
Paraguayan footballer (1982-2007)
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Sixto Javier Rojas Pérez (28 June 1982 – 10 January 2007) was a Paraguayan footballer who played for clubs in Paraguay and Chile.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sixto Javier Rojas Pérez | ||
| Date of birth | June 28, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Capiatá, Paraguay | ||
| Date of death | 10 January 2007 (aged 24) | ||
| Place of death | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Olimpia | 12 | (0) |
| 2005 | Deportes La Serena | 16 | (1) |
| 2006 | 12 de Octubre | 31 | (4) |
| 2007 | Sportivo Trinidense | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 59 | (5) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Rojas played as an attacking midfielder for the reserve side of Club Olimpia, and made appearances for the Paraguay national under-23 football team, before joining Olimpia's first team. He made his Paraguayan Primera División debut for Olimpia against Club Sol de América on 10 April 2004.[1] He made 26 appearances for Olimpia from April 2004 to May 2005.[2]
Rojas left Olimpia in 2005, moving to Chile to play for Deportes La Serena.[3][4] One year later he returned to Paraguay where he joined Club 12 de Octubre. He scored four goals in 31 games with 12 de Octubre during 2006.[1]
Rojas had recently signed for newly promoted Primera División club Sportivo Trinidense when he died during preseason training in 2007.[1]
