Ricardo Ismael Rojas

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Ricardo Rojas
Full name	Ricardo Ismael Rojas Mendoza
Date of birth	January 26, 1971 (1971-01-26) (age 37)
Place of birth	Posadas, Argentina
Playing position	Defender
Youth clubs
	Cerro Corá
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1991-1995 1995-1999 1999-2001 2001-2006 2006	Libertad Estudiantes SL Benfica River Plate Belgrano	67 (1) 123 (0) 32 (0) 68 (2) 10 (0)
National team
1996-1998	Paraguay	? (?)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 14 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Ricardo Ismael Rojas Mendoza (born January 26, 1971 Posadas) is an Argentinian born former football defender who played for the Paraguay national football team.

Rojas played for Club Libertad in Paraguay, SL Benfica in Portugal and with Argentinian clubs Estudiantes, River Plate and Belgrano. He is best known in Argentina for scoring his only First Division goal in a 3-0 victory of River over their main rivals Boca Juniors. After scoring that goal he was nicknamed vaseline.

Rojas was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup with the national team.

v • d • e Paraguay squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup

1 Chilavert • 2 Arce • 3 Rivarola • 4 Gamarra • 5 Ayala • 6 Aguilera • 7 Yegros • 8 A. Rojas • 9 Cardozo • 10 Acuña • 11 Sarabia • 12 Aceval • 13 Paredes • 14 R. Rojas • 15 Benítez • 16 Enciso • 17 Brizuela • 18 Ramírez • 19 Morales • 20 Caniza • 21 Campos • 22 Ruiz Díaz • Coach: Carpegiani