Nino Rojas Explained

Nino Rojas
Fullname:Nino Flavio Rojas Sagal
Birth Date:4 April 1987
Birth Place:Talca, Chile
Height:1.90 m
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Rangers
Years1:2005–2006
Clubs1:Rangers
Caps1:5
Goals1:1
Years2:2007
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Goals2:
Years3:2007–2008
Caps3:
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Years4:2009
Clubs4:Lota Schwager
Caps4:5
Goals4:1
Years5:2009
Clubs5:Deportes Temuco
Caps5:
Goals5:
Years6:2009
Clubs6:Curicó Unido
Caps6:2
Goals6:0
Years7:2010
Caps7:
Goals7:
Years8:2011
Caps8:13
Goals8:0
Years9:2012
Caps9:22
Goals9:7
Years10:2013–2014
Caps10:16
Goals10:9
Years11:2014–2015
Caps11:28
Goals11:6
Years12:2015–2016
Clubs12:Cobreloa
Caps12:15
Goals12:4
Years13:2016–2017
Clubs13:Rangers
Caps13:10
Goals13:1
Years14:2017
Clubs14:Alajuelense
Caps14:7
Goals14:1
Years15:2017
Clubs15:Rangers
Caps15:13
Goals15:2
Years16:2018
Clubs16:San Marcos
Caps16:26
Goals16:4
Years17:2019
Clubs17:Santiago Morning
Caps17:17
Goals17:2
Years18:2020–2021
Clubs18:Independiente Cauquenes
Caps18:4
Goals18:0
Totalcaps:183
Totalgoals:38

Nino Flavio Rojas Sagal (born 4 April 1987) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a striker for clubs in Chile and Costa Rica.[1]

Career

A product of Rangers de Talca youth system,[2] Rojas had an extensive career in his homeland.[1] He made appearances in the Chilean top division for Rangers,[3] Curicó Unido[4] and Unión La Calera.[5] He also played for well-known clubs such as Deportes Temuco,[6] Deportes Concepción,[7] Cobreloa,[8] Santiago Morning,[9] among others.

In 2017, he had a stint with Alajuelense in the Costa Rican top division,[2] where he came recommended by the former Chile international footballer Iván Zamorano since the coach was Benito Floro who had coached Zamorano in Real Madrid.[10]

His last club was Independiente de Cauquenes.[11] [12]

Personal life

Rojas is nicknamed El Portaviones del Maule (The Aircraft Carrier from Maule) due to his strong build.[10]

Rojas is the cousin of the Chile international footballer Ángelo Sagal and his younger brother Bastián,[13] and the son of Bernardino "Loco Nino" Rojas, a well-known footballer in his city of birth, Talca.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nino Rojas :: Nino Flavio Rojas Sagal :: . www.ceroacero.es . 12 February 2023 . es.
  2. Web site: Sepúlveda . Pablo . Nino Rojas y su experiencia en Costa Rica con ex técnico de Iván Zamorano: "Ha destacado la entrega del jugador chileno" . Primera B de Chile . 12 February 2023 . es . 14 February 2017.
  3. Web site: Rangers 2006 - Campeonato de Apertura . www.solofutbol.cl . 12 February 2023 . es.
  4. Web site: Torneo de Clausura Primera A 2009 . www.emol.com . . 12 February 2023 . es . 2009.
  5. Web site: La Universidad de Concepción consiguió un pobre empate con La Calera . SoyChile . 12 February 2023 . es . 10 September 2011.
  6. Web site: Deportes Temuco arrasó con Provincial AGC en el Estadio "Germán Becker" . alairelibre.cl . . 12 February 2023 . es . 27 September 2009.
  7. Web site: El último león: Nino Rojas fichó por Deportes Concepción y cerró el plantel lila . SoyChile . 12 February 2023 . es . 23 August 2014.
  8. Web site: Cobreloa desvincula a cuatro jugadores por caso de indisciplina . www.24horas.cl . . 12 February 2023 . es . 15 February 2016.
  9. Web site: Santiago Morning sumó tres valiosos puntos dejando sin liderato a Puerto Montt . Campeonatochileno.cl . . 12 February 2023 . es . 5 August 2019.
  10. Web site: González Lucay . Carlos . Nino Rojas: El nuevo Bam Bam de Floro . . 12 February 2023 . es . 19 February 2017.
  11. Web site: Independiente de Cauquenes: Juega en cancha sintética, suma 14 fichajes y su DT es Luis Musrri . meganoticias.cl . . 12 February 2023 . es . 12 September 2020.
  12. Web site: Historial de transferencias de Nino Rojas . www.footballtransfers.com . 12 February 2023 . es.
  13. Web site: Bastián Sagal :: Bastián Luis Sagal Tapia :: . www.playmakerstats.com . 21 February 2023.
  14. Figuras del folclor amateur: "Loco Nino" Rojas . Pasión Deportiva . 3 October 2019 . 818 . 8 . 21 February 2023 . issuu.com . Talca, Chile . es.