Carlos Rodrigo Tejas Pastén (born October 4, 1971) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Carlos Tejas
Personal information
Full name Carlos Rodrigo Tejas Pastén
Date of birth (1971-10-04) 4 October 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Iquique, Chile
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Coquimbo Unido
1998–2001 Santiago Morning
2001–2002 Coquimbo Unido
2002–2004 Cobreloa
2004–2007 Deportes La Serena
2007–2009 O'Higgins
2009–2011 Coquimbo Unido
International career
1997–2002 Chile 0 (0)
1998 Chile B 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

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Tejas was in Chile's squad for the 1997 Copa América and 1998 FIFA World Cup.[1] In addition, he played for Chile B against England B on February 10, 1998. Chile won by 2–1.[2]

Personal life

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He is the father of Carla Tejas, who played for Chile U17 (women) as a goalkeeper just like him.[3]

Honours

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Club

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Cobreloa

References

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  1. ^ 1998 FIFA World Cup: Chile Squad Archived June 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine FIFA. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Inglaterra 1 – Chile 2: Cuando la (otra) Selección venció a Inglaterra". Guioteca.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Sub 17 femenina partió a Panamá para última etapa del Mundial de Trinidad y Tobago". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Cooperativa. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2021. tal como dijo la arquera del equipo, Carla Tejas, hija del también arquero Carlos Tejas.