Percy Rojas Explained

Percy Rojas
Fullname:Percy Rojas Montero
Birth Date:16 September 1949
Birth Place:Lima, Lima Province, Peru
Position:Striker/Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Universitario
Years1:1967–1974
Years2:1975–1976
Years3:1977–1980
Years4:1981–1982
Years5:1982–1984
Caps2:72
Caps3:142
Caps4:29
Goals2:27
Goals3:42
Goals4:11
Totalcaps:243
Totalgoals:80
Nationalyears1:1969–1979
Nationalteam1:Peru
Nationalcaps1:49
Nationalgoals1:7

Percy Rojas Montero (born September 16, 1949) is a retired football midfielder from Peru. He played on Selección de fútbol de Perú at two FIFA World Cups (1978 and 1982). He played in the 1975 Copa América Finals with the Peru national team.

Professional career

At the professional level he played for Universitario de Deportes, Independiente (Argentina), Sporting Cristal and Sérésien (Belgium). When he was with Indepndentiente they won the 1975 Copa Libertadores Cup, the Primera División del Perú with Universitario (1967, 1969, 1971, 1974 and 1982) and two more with Sporting Cristal (1979, 1980).In 1975 he was transferred to Independiente, a club with which he finally won the Copa Libertadores scoring a goal in the final and with which he won the Copa Interamericana the following year.[1] [2]

International career

Rojas made 49 appearances with the Selección de fútbol de Perú from 1969 to 1979.[3] He was part of the Peruvian soccer team that won the 1975 Copa América and reached the second round of the 1978 FIFA World Cup.[4]

He has become a television commentator.

Honours

SeasonClubTitle
1967
1969
1971
1974
1975
1975
1975
1979
1980 Peruvian League

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Percy Rojas, el crack que ganó grandes torneos . 26 January 2023.
  2. Web site: Los 65 años de Percy Rojas: Cifras nada truchas . 26 January 2023.
  3. Web site: Pierrend, José Luis. Peru - Record International Players. RSSSF. 2009-05-28.
  4. Web site: Fuimos Héroes Copa América 1975 . 26 January 2023.