Adrián Rojas | |
Fullname: | Adrián Alejandro Rojas Contreras |
Birth Date: | 23 May 1977 |
Years1: | 1996–2003 |
Years2: | 2002 |
Years3: | 2003 |
Years4: | 2004–2006 |
Years5: | 2007 |
Years6: | 2008–2012 |
Years7: | 2012–2013 |
Years8: | 2014 |
Clubs2: | → Racing Club (loan) |
Clubs3: | → Cartaginés (loan) |
Caps1: | 134 |
Caps2: | 9 |
Caps3: | 49 |
Caps4: | 72 |
Caps5: | 34 |
Caps6: | 84 |
Caps7: | 18 |
Caps8: | 31 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Goals2: | 6 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Goals4: | 11 |
Goals5: | 10 |
Goals6: | 7 |
Goals7: | 1 |
Goals8: | 11 |
Totalcaps: | 422 |
Totalgoals: | 31 |
Manageryears1: | 2018 |
Managerclubs1: | Palestino U17 |
Manageryears2: | 2018–2022 |
Managerclubs2: | Cobresal (youth) |
Manageryears3: | 2022– |
Managerclubs3: | Universidad de Chile (youth) |
Adrián Alejandro Rojas Contreras (born May 23, 1977) is a former Chilean professional football player.
He started his career in Palestino, remaining with that club for 5 seasons until 2001. In 2002, he joined Racing Club of the Primera División Argentina, but he had a bad stretch for that club and had to return to Palestino. After that he joined Cartaginés of Costa Rica in 2002.
After one successful season in Costa Rica, Rojas moved back his country, now on one of the great teams of Chile, Universidad de Chile. In his first season Rojas had a successful performance, leading the club in penalties in 2004. After 2 seasons he signed for O'Higgins, managed by Jorge Garcés.
In 2008 Rojas was signed by Everton. In his first season the club won the championship of the country's first division against Colo-Colo in a global of 3-2. In his third match he scored his first goal with the team against Rangers.
Following his retirement as a football player, he worked in the business area until he began his studies as a football coach. He has worked in the youth systems of Palestino, Cobresal and Universidad de Chile.[1]