Alfredo Rojas

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Alfredo Rojas

Full name	Alfredo Hugo Rojas Delinge
Date of birth	February 20, 1937 (1937-02-20) (age 71)
Place of birth	Lanús, Argentina
Playing position	Striker
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1956-1958 1958-1959 1959-1961 1961 1962-1964 1964-1969	Lanús Celta Vigo Real Betis River Plate Gimnasia de La Plata Boca Juniors	? (?) 7 (1) 47 (18) 3 (2) ? (?) 102 (46)
National team
1958-1966	Argentina	15 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 28 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Alfredo Hugo "El Tanque" Rojas Delinge (born February 20, 1937 in Lanús, Buenos Aires Province) is a former professional Argentine football player.

Rojas started playing with Club Atlético Lanús in 1958, but his participation in the 1958 FIFA World Cup opened him a door to Europe. He joined Celta Vigo in mid 1959, but the club were relegated, Rojas moved on to play for Real Betis in 1959.

Alfredo Rojas returned to Argentina after signing for Club Atlético River Plate, but he spent most of the time sitting on the bench. It was not until 1962, when he move to Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, that El Tanque gained some importance in the Argentine football, scoring 17 goals.after another season with the team from La Plata, Rojas was transferred to Boca Juniors.

El Tanque^[1] Rojas played 4 seasons with Boca Juniors, winning the 1965 Argentine Championship, and becoming one of the most important and beloved Boca players of the 1960s^{[citation needed]}. From 1964 to 1968 he played 102 league matches, scoring 46 goals.

In 1968 the Boca Juniors gave Rojas a free transfer to move to Chilean Universidad Católica, where he ended his career.

With the Argentina national football team, he played in the 1958 and 1966 FIFA World Cup, and won the 1964 Nations Cup (Copa de las Naciones).

[edit] Titles

Season	Club	Title
1965	Boca Juniors	Primera División Argentina

[edit] References

^ Informe Xeneize article (Spanish)

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Alfredo Rojas with Boca Juniors (Spanish)

v • d • e Argentina squad - 1966 FIFA World Cup

1 Roma • 2 Irusta • 3 Gatti • 4 Perfumo • 5 Varacka • 6 Calics • 7 Marzolini • 8 Ferreiro • 9 Simeone • 10 Rattín • 11 Pastoriza • 12 Albrecht • 13 López • 14 Chaldú • 15 Solari • 16 González • 17 Sarnari • 18 Rojas • 19 Artime • 20 Onega • 21 Más • 22 Tarabini • Coach: Lorenzo

v • d • e Argentina squad - 1958 FIFA World Cup

1 Carrizo • 2 Dellacha • 3 Vairo • 4 Lombardo • 5 Rossi • 6 Varacka • 7 Corbatta • 8 Prado • 9 Menéndez • 10 Rojas • 11 Labruna • 12 Musimessi • 13 Pérez • 14 Edwards • 15 Acevedo • 16 Mouriño • 17 Ramos Delgado • 18 Boggio • 19 Avio • 20 Infante • 21 Sanfilippo • 22 Cruz • Coach: Stábile