Ricardo Francisco Rojas

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Personal information
Ricardo Rojas
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Full name	Ricardo Francisco Rojas Trujillo
Date of birth	May 7, 1974 (1974-05-07) (age 34)
Place of birth	Vallenar, Chile
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Colo-Colo
Number	16
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992-1993 1994-1996 1997-2000 2001-2007 2004 2008-	Deportes La Serena Unión Española Universidad de Chile Club América → U. Católica (loan) Colo-Colo	53 (0) 202 (5) 21 (0) 17 (0)
National team²
1994-	Chile	46 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 June 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 18 February 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

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 Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División.

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.

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v • d • e Chile squad - Copa América 2001

1 Vargas • 2 Pozo • 3 Maldonado • 4 Henríquez • 5 Fuentes • 6 Reyes • 7 Pérez • 8 Osorio • 9 Navia • 10 Neira • 11 Valenzuela • 12 Toro • 13 Corrales • 14 Aros • 15 Montecinos • 16 Rojas • 17 Villarroel • 18 Villaseca • 19 Galdames • 20 Núñez • 21 Barra • 22 Tapia • Coach: García