Ricardo Ismael Rojas
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rojas and the second or maternal family name is Mendoza.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Ismael Rojas Mendoza | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Posadas, Argentina | ||
| Playing position | Full Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cerro Corá | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1990 | Cerro Corá | ? | (?) |
| 1991–1995 | Libertad | 67 | (1) |
| 1995–1999 | Estudiantes | 123 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | S.L. Benfica | 32 | (0) |
| 2001–2006 | River Plate | 68 | (2) |
| 2006 | Belgrano | 10 | (0) |
| Total | 300 | (3) | |
| National team | |||
| 1997–1998 | Paraguay | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 July 2007. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ricardo Ismael Rojas Mendoza (born 26 January 1971 in Posadas) is a retired Argentine-born Paraguayan football defender.
Career
Rojas played for Club Libertad in Paraguay, S.L. Benfica in Portugal and with Argentine clubs Estudiantes, River Plate and Belgrano. He is best known in Argentina for having scored his only First Division goal in a 3-0 victory of River over its main rivals, Boca Juniors. After scoring that goal, he was nicknamed vaseline.[1]
Rojas was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup with the national team.[2] He played 7 times for Paraguay.
References
External links
- Ricardo Ismael Rojas at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at BDFA
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