Alfredo Rojas (Argentine footballer) explained

Alfredo Rojas
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Full Name:Alfredo Hugo Rojas Delinge
Birth Date:20 February 1937
Birth Place:Lanús, Argentina
Position:Striker
Years1:1956–1958
Years2:1958–1959
Years3:1959–1961
Years4:1961
Years5:1962–1964
Years6:1964–1968
Years7:1969–1970
Years8:1971
Years9:1972
Clubs1:Lanús
Clubs2:Celta Vigo
Clubs3:Real Betis
Clubs4:River Plate
Clubs5:Gimnasia de La Plata
Clubs6:Boca Juniors
Clubs7:Peñarol
Clubs8:O'Higgins
Clubs9:Universidad Católica
Caps1:58
Caps2:7
Caps3:47
Caps4:3
Caps5:81
Caps6:102
Goals1:41
Goals2:1
Goals3:18
Goals4:2
Goals5:35
Goals6:46
Nationalyears1:1958–1966
Nationalteam1:Argentina
Nationalcaps1:15
Nationalgoals1:1

Alfredo Hugo Rojas Delinge, nicknamed El Tanque (20 February 1937 – 16 June 2023) was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Rojas was born in Lanús, Buenos Aires Province. He started playing with Club Atlético Lanús in 1958, but his participation in the 1958 FIFA World Cup opened a door to Europe for him. He joined Celta de Vigo in mid-1959, but the club was relegated, Rojas moved on to play for Real Betis in 1959.

Rojas returned to Argentina after signing for River Plate, but he spent most of the time sitting on the bench. It was not until 1962, when he moved to Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, that El Tanque gained some importance in the Argentine football, scoring 17 goals. After another season with the team from La Plata, Rojas was transferred to Boca Juniors.

Nicknamed El Tanque ("the tank")[1] Rojas played four seasons with Boca Juniors, winning the 1965 Argentine Championship, and becoming one of the most important and beloved Boca players of the 1960s.[2] From 1964 to 1968 he played 102 league matches, scoring 46 goals.

In 1968 Boca Juniors gave Rojas a free transfer to move to Chilean Universidad Católica, where he ended his career.

With the Argentina national team, Rojas played in the 1958 and 1966 FIFA World Cup, and won the 1964 Taça das Nações (Nations Cup).

Death

Rojas died from a heart attack on 16 June 2023, at the age of 86.[3]

Honours

Boca Juniors

Argentina

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Informe Xeneize article . 8 December 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201901/http://www.informexeneize.com.ar/biografia_alfredo_rojas.htm . 3 March 2016 . dead .
  2. https://www.elgrafico.com.ar/articulo/1089/1966/el-tanque-rojas-en-primera-persona El Tanque Rojas, en primera persona
  3. News: Alfredo Rojas, exfigura de Boca Juniors, murió a los 86 años . 21 June 2023 . ESPN . 16 June 2023.