Roberto Rosales

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rosales and the second or maternal family name is Altuve.
Roberto Rosales
Personal information
Full nameRoberto José Rosales Altuve
Date of birth20 November 1988
Place of birthCaracas, Venezuela
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionRight back
Club information
Current team
Málaga
Number18
Youth career
Deportivo Gulima
Caracas
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006–2007Caracas2(0)
2007–2010Gent72(5)
2010–2014Twente118(3)
2014–Málaga30(0)
National team‡
2007Venezuela U204(0)
2007–Venezuela52(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2012

Roberto José Rosales Altuve (born 20 November 1988) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays for Spanish club Málaga CF.[1] Mainly a right back, he can also play as a right midfielder.

Club career

Rosales while playing for Gent.

Born in Caracas, Rosales made his senior debuts with hometown's Caracas, appearing in two matches before signing a two-year deal with Gent on 30 May 2007. He made his debut for the latter on 14 July, in a 4–0 win at Cliftonville, for that year's UEFA Intertoto Cup.

Rosales appeared regularly for Gent in the following campaigns, and joined Twente in a three-year deal on 30 July 2010.[2] He made his debut on 29 August, starting and playing the full 90 minutes of a 4–0 home routing over Utrecht.[3]

On 7 December 2010, Rosales scored a goal in a 3–3 home draw against Tottenham Hotspur, for the season's UEFA Champions League, and became the first Venezuelan to do so.[4] He continued to appear regularly for the Tukkers, being also linked to the likes of Real Madrid[5] and Arsenal.[6]

On 9 July 2014 Rosales moved to La Liga side Málaga, by agreeing to a three-year deal with the Andalusians.[7] He made his debut in the competition on 23 August, starting in a 1–0 home win against Athletic Bilbao.[8]

International career

Rosales made his international debut for Venezuela on 28 March 2007, playing the entire second-half of a 5–0 routing over New Zealand.

Club statistics

Accurate as of 29 August 2014.[9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Caracas 2006–07 20000020
Total 20000020
Gent 2007–08 15000—150
2008–09 2521020282
2009–10 32370—393
Total 7258020825
Twente 2010–11 29150111452
2011–12 3012090411
2012–13 29000110400
2013–14 3011000311
Total 1183803111574
Málaga 2014–15 90000090
Total 90000090
Career totals 20181603312509

Honours

Club

Gent

Twente

References

  1. ↑ "Málaga versterkt zich met transfervrije rechtsback van FC Twente". Voetbalprimeur (Voetbalprimeur). 9 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Rosales en Chadli naar FC Twente" [Rosales and Chadli to FC Twente]. fctwente.nl (in Dutch) (FC Twente). 30 July 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "FC Twente te sterk voor FC Utrecht" [FC Twente too strong for FC Utrecht] (in Dutch). Twente's official website. 29 August 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Rosales: We can handle the expectations". FIFA.com. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Real Madrid eye move for Twente's Roberto Rosales". Goal.com. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Arsenal set sights on Twente right back Rosales as fears grow over Sagna's future". Daily Mail. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "El internacional venezolano Roberto Rosales se convierte en nuevo jugador del Málaga CF" [Venezuelan international Roberto Rosales becomes Málaga CF's new player] (in Spanish). Málaga's official website. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Malaga 1–0 Athletic Bilbao". ESPN FC. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  9. ↑ Roberto Rosales profile at Soccerway

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