Juan Carlos Rojo Explained

Juan Carlos Rojo
Fullname:Juan Carlos Pérez Rojo
Birth Date:17 November 1959
Birth Place:Barcelona, Spain
Height:1.74 m
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Barcelona
Years1:1978–1983
Caps1:132
Goals1:27
Years2:1983–1987
Caps2:63
Goals2:4
Years3:1987
Caps3:7
Goals3:0
Years4:1988–1989
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:1989–1990
Caps5:19
Goals5:0
Totalcaps:221
Totalgoals:31
Nationalyears1:1977
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1979
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:1984
Nationalcaps3:3
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:1985
Nationalcaps4:4
Nationalgoals4:0
Manageryears1:1997–2000
Managerclubs1:Barcelona (youth)
Manageryears2:2003–2005
Managerclubs2:Barcelona (youth)
Manageryears3:2005–2007
Managerclubs3:Barcelona C
Manageryears4:2007–2008
Managerclubs4:Terrassa
Manageryears5:2009
Managerclubs5:Santboià

Juan Carlos Pérez Rojo (born 17 November 1959) is a Spanish former football forward and manager.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Rojo played five years in the first team of local club FC Barcelona, although he only had one solid season (1984–85, playing 29 games and scoring two goals en route to a La Liga title).[1] [2] [3] After suffering a severe knee injury in 1986, he never recovered fully.[4] [5]

Rojo spent nearly two years without making one single appearance, the latter already at Andalusia's Real Betis[6] which would be also relegated from the top flight.[7] He finally retired in 1990 at only 30, after an unassuming spell at Barça neighbours Palamós CF in the Segunda División.[8] [9]

In the 2007–08 campaign, after several years in charge of Barcelona's youth sides,[5] [10] Rojo had his first head coaching experience, working with Terrassa FC in the Segunda División B and being dismissed in April 2008 after a 0–2 home loss against Ontinyent CF.[11]

International career

Rojo earned four caps for Spain, the first coming on 23 January 1985 in a 3–1 friendly win over Finland, in Alicante.[12] Additionally, he participated with the under-20s at the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.[5]

Honours

Barcelona

1984–85[5]

1983

Notes and References

  1. News: 2–5: Barça, ¡que gozada!. 2–5: Barça, what a load off!. Mundo Deportivo. es. 4 March 1985. 7 February 2015.
  2. News: 2–0: Solo faltó el gol de Schuster. 2–0: Only thing missing was Schuster's goal. Mundo Deportivo. Alberto. Sanchis. es. 31 March 1985. 7 February 2015.
  3. News: El Camp Nou homenajea a los campeones de la Liga 84–85. Camp Nou honours champions of the 84–85 League. La Vanguardia. es. 24 March 2010. 21 September 2022.
  4. News: Rojo viaja a Lyon para que un especialista examine su rodilla izquierda. Rojo travels to Lyon to have expert examine his left knee. El País. José María. Sirvent. es. 27 March 1986. 4 March 2015.
  5. Web site: When Bryan Robson tamed Barca. BBC Sport. Jonathan. Stevenson. Chris. Bevan. 22 April 2008. 22 April 2008.
  6. News: Betis-At.Madrid: El partido de las ausencias. Betis-At.Madrid: Match of the ones missing. Mundo Deportivo. Ricardo. Ríos. Jesús. Alcaide. es. 13 May 1989. 7 February 2015.
  7. News: No hubo milagre en Sevilla. No miracle in Seville. Mundo Deportivo. Ricardo. Ríos. es. 3 July 1989. 7 February 2015.
  8. News: Con la ilusión por bandera. Illusion as a shining light. Mundo Deportivo. es. 5 August 1989. 7 February 2015.
  9. News: Palamós: triste despedida. Palamós: sad goodbye. Mundo Deportivo. Jaume. Soler. es. 12 June 1990. 7 February 2015.
  10. News: Sergio Lobera, un joven entrenador al que apodaron 'ganalotodo'. Sergio Lobera, a young coach that was dubbed 'winsitall'. El Diario Montañés. Diego. Ruiz. es. 18 January 2013. 6 February 2015.
  11. News: Rojo presenta la dimissió coma tècnic del Terrassa. Rojo resigns as Terrassa manager. Mundo Deportivo. ca. 1 April 2008. 7 February 2015.
  12. News: 3–1: Ensayo con victoria... y con "Buitre". 3–1: Rehearsal with win... and with "Vulture". Mundo Deportivo. Tomás. Guasch. es. 24 January 1985. 7 February 2015.