Silvio Antonio Rojas Ortiz (born 21 September 1977) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for clubs in Chile and Mexico.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Silvio Antonio Rojas Ortiz | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1995 | Universidad Católica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 1997 | Magallanes | ||
| 1998 | Querétaro | ||
| 1999 | San Luis | ||
| 2000 | Ñublense | ||
| International career | |||
| 1993 | Chile U17 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editA product of Universidad Católica, Rojas took part of the Chile under-17 squad in the 1993 FIFA World Championship[2] at the age of fifteen, where they reached the third place.[3] Due to this achievement, the players were given some state benefits in education and housing.[4]
He stayed with Universidad Católica until 1997 and switched to Magallanes in the same year. The next year, he moved to Mexico and joined Querétaro.[5]
Back in Chile, he played for San Luis de Quillota and Ñublense in 1999 and 2000, respectively.[5] In Ñublense, he coincided with Nelson Garrido [es] and Carlos Torres [es], both former fellows in Chile U17. After trying to sign with another club, he retired from football due to the fact that he lost the excitement, according to himself.[3]
Personal life
editRojas is the son of the former Chile international footballer Luis Rojas Álvarez and the older brother of Luis Rojas Zamora, also a Chile international at under-17 level.[6]
Rojas attended University of the Americas and played for the team coached by Claudio Borghi.[7] He also attended INAF [es] (National Football Institute) and subsequently involved in his father's business.[8]
Honours
editChile U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup Third place: 1993
References
edit- ^ "Silvio Rojas :: Silvio Rojas ::". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Copas del Mundo Sub-17". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Silvio Rojas: "Tapia y Neira hacían cosas espectaculares"". www.emol.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "LEY 19249 CONCEDE BENEFICIOS QUE INDICA A INTEGRANTES DE SELECCION NACIONAL DE FUTBOL SUB 17" (PDF). www.bcn.cl/leychile (in Spanish). Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ a b "SILVIO ROJAS (21/08/77)". www.emol.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ Quijada, Vicente (21 September 2020). "Silvio Rojas: El volante que acompañó a La Roja Sub 17 en 1993". www.laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ Astorga, Eugenia; Rizik, Jorge (2005). "Lo que queda de las promesas futboleras de Japón 1993". www.periodismo.uchile.cl (in Spanish). Revista Con Tinta Negra. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ Escobar, Camilo (14 September 2015). "Sub 17 de 1993: Un Chile con proyección y donde pocos brillaron". Prensafútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 February 2023.
External links
edit- Silvio Rojas at PlaymakerStats.com
- Silvio Rojas at Especiales EMOL (in Spanish)