Silvio Rojas (Chilean footballer)

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Silvio Rojas
Personal information
Full name Silvio Antonio Rojas Ortiz
Date of birth (1977-09-21) 21 September 1977 (age 45)
Place of birth Chile
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1989–1995 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1997 Universidad Católica
1997 Magallanes
1998 Querétaro
1999 San Luis
2000 Ñublense
International career
1993 Chile U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Silvio Antonio Rojas Ortiz (born 21 September 1977) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for clubs in Chile and Mexico. [1]

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Career

A product of Universidad Católica, Rojas took part of the Chile under-17 squad in the 1993 FIFA World Championship [2] at the age of fifteen, where they reached the third place. [3] Due to this achievement, the players were given some state benefits in education and housing. [4]

He stayed with Universidad Católica until 1997 and switched to Magallanes in the same year. The next year, he moved to Mexico and joined Querétaro. [5]

Back in Chile, he played for San Luis de Quillota and Ñublense in 1999 and 2000, respectively. [5] In Ñublense, he coincided with Nelson Garrido  [ es ] and Carlos Torres  [ es ], both former fellows in Chile U17. After trying to sign with another club, he retired from football due to the fact that he lost the excitement, according to himself. [3]

Personal life

Rojas is the son of the former Chile international footballer Luis Rojas Álvarez and the older brother of Luis Rojas Zamora, also a Chile international at under-17 level. [6]

Rojas attended University of the Americas and played for the team coached by Claudio Borghi. [7] He also attended INAF  [ es ] (National Football Institute) and subsequently involved in his father's business. [8]

Honours

Chile U17

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References

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  4. "LEY 19249 CONCEDE BENEFICIOS QUE INDICA A INTEGRANTES DE SELECCION NACIONAL DE FUTBOL SUB 17" (PDF). www.bcn.cl/leychile (in Spanish). Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
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