Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nino Flavio Rojas Sagal | ||
Date of birth | 4 April 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Talca, Chile | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Rangers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Rangers | 5 | (1) |
2007 | Linares Unido | – | (–) |
2007–2008 | Colchagua | – | (–) |
2009 | Lota Schwager | 5 | (1) |
2009 | Deportes Temuco | – | (–) |
2009 | Curicó Unido | 2 | (0) |
2010 | Iberia | – | (–) |
2011 | Unión La Calera | 13 | (0) |
2012 | Deportes Copiapó | 22 | (7) |
2013–2014 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 16 | (9) |
2014–2015 | Deportes Concepción | 28 | (6) |
2015–2016 | Cobreloa | 15 | (4) |
2016–2017 | Rangers | 10 | (1) |
2017 | Alajuelense | 7 | (1) |
2017 | Rangers | 13 | (2) |
2018 | San Marcos | 26 | (4) |
2019 | Santiago Morning | 17 | (2) |
2020–2021 | Independiente Cauquenes | 4 | (0) |
Total | 183 | (38) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nino Flavio Rojas Sagal (born 4 April 1987) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a striker for clubs in Chile and Costa Rica. [1]
A product of Rangers de Talca youth system, [2] Rojas had an extensive career in his homeland. [1] He made appearances in the Chilean top division for Rangers, [3] Curicó Unido [4] and Unión La Calera. [5] He also played for well-known clubs such as Deportes Temuco, [6] Deportes Concepción, [7] Cobreloa, [8] Santiago Morning, [9] among others.
In 2017, he had a stint with Alajuelense in the Costa Rican top division, [2] where he came recommended by the former Chile international footballer Iván Zamorano since the coach was Benito Floro who had coached Zamorano in Real Madrid. [10]
His last club was Independiente de Cauquenes. [11] [12]
Rojas is nicknamed El Portaviones del Maule (The Aircraft Carrier from Maule) due to his strong build. [10]
Rojas is the cousin of the Chile international footballer Ángelo Sagal and his younger brother Bastián, [13] and the son of Bernardino "Loco Nino" Rojas, a well-known footballer in his city of birth, Talca. [14]
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