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 |
Caps2: | – |
Goals2: | – |
Years3: | 2007–2008 |
Caps3: | – |
Goals3: | – |
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]
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]
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]