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Claudio Rojas Personal information Full name Claudio Ariel Rojas Martínez Date of birth November 29, 1973 Place of birth Guatemala Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) Playing position attacking midfielder Youth career 1992–1993 River Plate Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1993–1994 River Plate 17 (?) 1994–1995 San Lorenzo de Almagro 7 (?) 1997–1998 Instituto 1998–2004 Comunicaciones 2004–2005 Municipal 2005–2006 Jalapa 2006–2007 Deportivo Mixco 2007–2008 Petapa National team‡ 1997–2001 Guatemala 24 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 August 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 August 2010This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Rojas and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.Claudio Ariel Rojas Martínez (born 29 November 1973) is a retired Guatemalan football midfielder who has played for Argentinian giants River Plate.
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Club career
A small midfield player, Rojas played for Argentinian clubs River Plate, San Lorenzo and Instituto in the mid 1990s before returning to Guatemalan giants Comunicaciones for 5 years and then left them for eternal rivals Municipal in 2004. He then switched clubs every year, featuring in Jalapa, Mixco and Petapa squads before retiring.
International career
He made his debut for Guatemala in a November 1997 friendly match against Chile and has earned a total of 24 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[1] and played at the 1999 and 2001 as well as at the 1998, 2000 and 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[2] He also played at the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship in Guatemala.
His final international was a May 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Costa Rica.
References
External links
- Claudio Rojas at National-Football-Teams.com
- Player profile - Desde el Tablón (Spanish)
- Player profile - En una baldosa (Spanish)
- Player profile - El Grafico (Spanish)
- Stats - BDFA
Guatemala squad – 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup Categories:- 1973 births
- Living people
- Guatemalan footballers
- Guatemala international footballers
- 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- River Plate footballers
- San Lorenzo footballers
- Instituto footballers
- CSD Comunicaciones players
- C.S.D. Municipal players
- Primera División Argentina players
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Guatemalan football biography stubs
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