Francisco Rotunno

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Francisco Rotunno
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier Rotunno Merino
Date of birth (1976-02-02) 2 February 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Chillán, Chile
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Deportivo Nacional
Coquimbo Unido
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–2001 Coquimbo Unido 88 (1)
1998 → Deportes Antofagasta (loan) (1)
2002 Cobresal 17 (0)
2003 Deportes La Serena (0)
2003 → Deportes Antofagasta (loan) (0)
2003 Coquimbo Unido 7 (0)
2003–2007 Persekabpas Pasuruan (1)
2007 Sriwijaya FC (0)
2008 Persekabpas Pasuruan (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco Javier Rotunno Merino (born 2 February 1976) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a defender for clubs in Chile and Indonesia.

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Career

Born in Chillán, Rotunno tried to join Ñublense at the age of 15, while he was a youth player of Club Deportivo Nacional. [1] Then, he joined Coquimbo Unido youth system and made his professional debut in 1993 against Deportes La Serena, the traditional rival, at the age of 17, thanks to the coach José Sulantay. [2] He stayed with the club until 2001, even facing the Chile national team led by Iván Zamorano and Marcelo Salas on 25 June 2000 in the Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso. [3]

In Chile, he only played for clubs from North Zone: Deportes Antofagasta in 1998 [4] and 2003, [5] Cobresal in 2002, [6] Deportes La Serena in 2003, [7] returning to Coquimbo Unido for the 2003 Torneo Clausura. [8]

At the end of 2003, he went to Bali, Indonesia, and joined Persekabpas Pasuruan, staying for 6 seasons. [1] He scored only a goal in the 2005 season, [9] but he is considered one of the most important foreign players in the Indonesian football. [10] He also played for Sriwijaya FC. [11]

Personal life

Rotunno made his home in Coquimbo alongside his wife, Claudia Oteíza, and his sons Paolo and Renato. Renato has been with the Coquimbo Unido youth ranks. [1]

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  1. 1 2 3 Oses Pedraza, Rodrigo (2 August 2020). "Rotunno le ganó a la vida y triunfó con garra en Indonesia". La Discusión (in Spanish). Chillán, Chile: Empresa Periodística La Discusión S.A.: 30. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Francisco Rotunno, futbolista que saltó del Club Deportivo Nacional de Chillán al profesionalismo evoca su debut en Coquimbo Unido. Dimensión Deportiva on Facebook (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Fernández, Felipe (28 July 2021). "El inédito partido entre Coquimbo Unido y la selección chilena de Zamorano y Salas". Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Campeonato de Primera División "B" 1998". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Antofagasta sorprendió a U. de Chile y avanzó en la Presudamericana". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 13 July 2003. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Cyberata (19 July 2018). "2002-2004 – Sin novedad en la era de los torneos cortos". cdcobresal.cl (in Spanish). Cobresal . Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Los clubes chilenos mostraron sus cartas para el Torneo de Clausura". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 25 July 2003. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Coquimbo 2003 - Campeonato de Clausura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  9. ↑ Istanto, Feri; Herfiyana, Novan; Stokkermans, Karel (22 February 2013). "Indonesia 2005". RSSSF . Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  10. ↑ Satria, Abdi (14 November 2021). "Parade Striker Ganas Asal Chile di Liga Indonesia: Dari Oscar Aravena, Julio Lopez, hingga Cristian Carrasco". bola.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  11. ↑ Esteban Valencia en Persegi Bali FC y Francisco Rotunno Persekabpas Pasuruan. Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior on Facebook (in Spanish)
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