Javier Ariel Rosada (born 11 April 1978 in Campana, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina) is an Argentine midfielder. He is known for his uncompromising tackling and resolutely defensive playing style.

Ariel Rosada
Personal information
Full name Javier Ariel Rosada
Date of birth (1978-04-11) April 11, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Campana, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Boca Juniors 12 (0)
1998–1999 AZ Alkmaar ? (?)
1999 Boca Juniors 1 (0)
1999–2003 Chacarita Juniors 55 (0)
2003–2005 Newell's Old Boys 60 (0)
2005–2008 Toluca 75 (2)
2008–2009 Celta Vigo 49 (0)
2009–2010 Boca Juniors 23 (0)
2010–2011 Banfield 22 (0)
2011–2012 Olimpo 30 (0)
2012–2013 Villa Dálmine 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:25, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

Rosada began to play professionally in Argentina in 1995 with Boca Juniors in the Argentine Primera División. In 1998, he joined the Dutch club AZ Alkmaar, but returned to Boca after one year. In the same year, he joined another Argentine team, Chacarita Juniors, in Primera B Nacional until 2003 when joined Newell's Old Boys in Rosario. In 2005, he left for the "Diablos Rojos", Toluca. He was then transferred from Celta to play for Boca Juniors.

Honours

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Season Club Title
Apertura 1998 Boca Juniors Argentine Primera División
Clausura 1999 Boca Juniors Argentine Primera División
Apertura 2004 Newell's Old Boys Argentine Primera División
Apertura 2005 Toluca Mexican Primera División
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  • Argentine Primera statistics[usurped] at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)