Mario Rosas

Mario Rosas

Personal information
Full name	Mario Alberto Rosas Montero
Date of birth	22 May 1980 (1980-05-22) (age 31)
Place of birth	Málaga, Spain
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Khazar
Number	32
Youth career
1994–1997	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–2000	Barcelona B	103	(31)
1998	Barcelona	1	(0)
2000–2002	Alavés	6	(0)
2001–2002	→ Salamanca (loan)	33	(0)
2002–2003	Numancia	2	(0)
2003–2004	Cádiz	32	(1)
2005	Girona	17	(1)
2005–2009	Castellón	123	(16)
2009–2010	Murcia	29	(0)
2010–2011	Salamanca	19	(0)
2011–	Khazar	4	(0)
National team
1995–1996	Spain U16	6	(1)
1998	Spain U17	1	(0)
1996–1999	Spain U18	22	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Rosas and the second or maternal family name is Montero.

Mario Alberto Rosas Montero (born 22 May 1980 in Málaga, Andalusia) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for FK Khazar Lankaran in Azerbaijan, as an attacking midfielder.

An unsuccessful youth graduate at FC Barcelona, he went on to appear in 269 Segunda División games over the course of 10 seasons, in representation of five teams, namely Castellón.

Football career

Another product of FC Barcelona's prolific youth system, La Masia, Rosas quickly excelled at its B squad, making his first team debut on 15 May 1998, in a 1–4 home loss for the already crowned champions against UD Salamanca, in what would be his only La Liga appearance for the Catalans.

Released by Barça in 2000, Rosas joined another team in the top level, Deportivo Alavés, but failed to appear regularly, being also loaned to second division's Salamanca in his second season. His career would be highly irregular in the following years, having seasons with less than five matches - CD Numancia, Cádiz CF, both in level two - and also playing with Girona FC in the third division, with relegation.

Rosas then joined another club in the second division, CD Castellón, in 2005–06; after a slow first year, he became an undisputed starter, adding 16 league goals in the following three combined. On 7 September 2008, he scored twice - one from a penalty kick, one of his specialties - in a 2–0 home win against Celta de Vigo.^[1]

In early August 2010, after Murcia's relegation, 30-year old Rosas joined former side Salamanca, penning a two-year contract. After meeting the same fate with the Castile and León club, he rescinded his link and moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing for FK Khazar Lankaran in Azerbaijan.

References

1. ^ "Abel Resino le gana la partida a Pepe Murcia en Castalia [Abel Resino wins match against Pepe Murcia in Castalia]" (in Spanish). Marca. 7 September 2008. http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/2a_division/cronica/es/desarrollo/1162259.html. Retrieved 25 September 2008. 

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Transfermarkt profile

Persondata
Name	Rosas, Mario
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	22 May 1980
Place of birth	Málaga, Spain
Date of death
Place of death