Ricardo Francisco Rojas

Football player infobox
playername = Ricardo Rojas


fullname = Ricardo Francisco Rojas Trujillo
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|5|7
cityofbirth = Vallenar
countryofbirth = Chile
height = Height|m=1.78
currentclub = Colo-Colo
clubnumber = 16
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1992-1993
1994-1996
1997-2000
2001-2007
2004
2008-
clubs = Deportes La Serena
Unión Española
Universidad de Chile
Club América
→ U. Católica (loan)
Colo-Colo
caps(goals) =
53 (0)
202 (5)
21 (0)
17 (0)
nationalyears =1994-
nationalteam = Chile
nationalcaps(goals) = 46 (1)
pcupdate = 4 June 2008
ntupdate = 18 February 2008

Ricardo Francisco Rojas Trujillo (born May 7, 1974 in Vallenar, Chile) is a Chilean football (soccer) player who recently played for Colo-Colo in the .

Rojas began his professional career in his native country, playing for Club de Deportes La Serena from 1990 to 1993. After his stint at La Serena, he signed with Unión Española. The following year Rojas made his debut for the Chilean national team, participating in a game between Chile and Argentina. After his time at Unión, Rojas was transferred to Universidad de Chile during the 1997 season.

Ricardo's continued success at both club and national team levels brought attention to him from foreign teams. At the end of the 2000 season he was signed by the Mexican club Club América. Excluding a six-month loan in 2004 to Universidad Católica de Chile, Rojas has been a staple of the Club América defense for seven years. During his stay in Mexico, Rojas won two championships with his club, in the Verano 2002 season and most recently after the Clausura 2005 tournament. Rojas played more than 200 games with Club América during his time there.

He was recently loaned for a year Chilean club Colo-Colo.

External links

* [http://www.mediotiempo.com/jugadores/jugador.php?idj=9952 Profile and Statistics] (In Spanish)
* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=411&pn=Ricardo_Francisco_Rojas_Trujillo Football Database Provides Profile and Statistics on Ricardo Rojas]