Francisco Rojas (footballer, born 1974)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Ulises Rojas Rojas | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | La Serena, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Academia Santa Inés | |||
| Deportes La Serena | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993 | Deportes La Serena | 23 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Colo-Colo | 41 | (1) |
| 1996 | Tenerife | 7 | (1) |
| 1996–2000 | Colo-Colo | 113 | (7) |
| 2001–2005 | Sturm Graz | 103 | (13) |
| 2006 | Unión Española | 21 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Deportes La Serena | 59 | (0) |
| Total | 366 | (22) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993 | Chile U20 | ||
| 1995–2005 | Chile | 31 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Francisco Ulises Rojas Rojas (born 22 July 1974) is a Chilean former football player. He played most of his career as a left-back, despite being right-footed.
International career
Rojas represented Chile at under-20 level in 1993 alongside players such as Claudio Lizama, Claudio Villan and Marcelo Salas.[1]
At senior level, Rojas was capped 31 times for the Chile national team between 1995 and 2005, including three games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Personal life
His common nickname is "Murci", shortage of "Murciélago" ("Bat").
In 2012, Rojas took part in the Chilean reality show Mundos Opuestos.[2]
In 2021, Rojas was a candidate to councillor for La Pintana commune.[3]
Honours
- Colo-Colo
- Primera División de Chile (3): 1996, 1997, 1998
References
- ^ Selección Chilena Sub 20 1993 Claudio Andrés Villan Cerpa on Facebook (in Spanish)
- ^ "El radical cambio físico de Francisco 'Murci' Rojas a 11 años de su participación en Mundos Opuestos". T13 (in Spanish). 20 July 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Seleccionados en política". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2025.
External links
- Francisco Rojas at National-Football-Teams.com