Rolando Blackburn
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rolando Manrique Blackburn Ortega | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | San Joaquín, Panama | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Comunicaciones | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tauro | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2010 | Tauro | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | Juventud Retalteca | ? | (3) |
| 2011–2014 | Chorrillo | 40 | (14) |
| 2012–2013 | → Senica (loan) | 41 | (15) |
| 2014– | Comunicaciones | 44 | (24) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Panama U-15 | |||
| Panama U-16 | |||
| Panama U-17 | |||
| Panama U-18 | |||
| Panama U-19 | |||
| Panama U-20 | |||
| 2010 | Panama U-21 | 2 | (1) |
| 2011 | Panama U-23 | 4 | (3) |
| 2010– | Panama | 17 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 June 2013. | |||
Rolando Manrique Blackburn Ortega (born 9 January 1990) is a Panamanian football player, currently playing for Comunicaciones in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala.
Club career
Born in San Joaquín, Panamá,[1] he started his career at Tauro and had a spell abroad with Guatemalan side Juventud Retalteca,[2] before joining Chorrillo after financial troubles struck Juventud.
FK Senica
In January 2012, he joined Slovak club Senica on loan from Chorrillo.[3] Blackburn made his official debut for the club in 2–0 win over Slovan Bratislava in quarterfinals round of the Slovak Cup, on 7 March 2012.[4] He returned from loan after one and a half year in Europe.
Comunicaciones
Nicknamed el Toro (the Bull), he joined Guatemalan giants Comunicaciones in 2014 and scored 10 goals in his first season.[1]
International career
He made his debut for Panama in a December 2010 friendly match against Honduras and has, as of 1 May 2015, earned a total of 17 caps, scoring 3 goals. He represented his country at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana[5] and the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]
International goals
- Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 November 2011 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Dominica | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 11 September 2012 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Canada | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 1 June 2013 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Peru | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly match |
Personal life
Born to parents Rolando and Vanesa, Blackburn is married to Yarkanis. They have a daughter.[7]
References
- 1 2 La historia de vida de Rolando el Toro Blackburn - Prensa Libre (Spanish)
- ↑ Rolando Blackburn la nueva generación de la selección panameña - DiarioPro (Spanish)
- ↑ Panamá: Rolando Blackburn buscará probar suerte en Eslovaquia 20.11.2011, goal.com
- ↑ Senica o krok bližšie k postupu 09.03.2012, profutbal.sk
- ↑ Nomina Oficial de la Seleccion de Panama para la Copa CA 2013 - UNCAF
- ↑ Final 2013 Gold Cup rosters revealed - CONCACAF
- ↑ - Nuestro Diario
External links
- Rolando Blackburn at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at theplayersagent
- Rolando Blackburn profile at Soccerway
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