Alfredo Rojas (Argentine footballer)

Alfredo Rojas
	Rojas during his tenure on Boca Juniors, c. 1964-68
Personal information
Full name	Alfredo Hugo Rojas Delinge
Date of birth	20 February 1937
Place of birth	Lanús, Argentina
Date of death	16 June 2023 (aged 86)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1956–1958	Lanús
1958–1959	Celta Vigo
1959–1961	Real Betis
1961	River Plate
1962–1964	Gimnasia de La Plata
1964–1968	Boca Juniors
1969–1970	Peñarol
1971	O'Higgins
1972	Universidad Católica
International career
1958–1966	Argentina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfredo Hugo Rojas Delinge, nicknamed El Tanque^[1] (20 February 1937 – 16 June 2023) was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Rojas was born in Lanús, Buenos Aires Province. He started playing with Club Atlético Lanús in 1958, but his participation in the 1958 FIFA World Cup opened a door to Europe for him. He joined Celta de Vigo in mid-1959, but the club was relegated, Rojas moved on to play for Real Betis in 1959.

Rojas returned to Argentina after signing for River Plate, but he spent most of the time sitting on the bench. It was not until 1962, when he moved to Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, that El Tanque gained some importance in the Argentine football, scoring 17 goals. After another season with the team from La Plata, Rojas was transferred to Boca Juniors.

Nicknamed El Tanque ("the tank")^[1] Rojas played four seasons with Boca Juniors, winning the 1965 Argentine Championship, and becoming one of the most important and beloved Boca players of the 1960s.^[2] From 1964 to 1968 he played 102 league matches, scoring 46 goals.

In 1968 Boca Juniors gave Rojas a free transfer to move to Chilean Universidad Católica, where he ended his career.

With the Argentina national team, Rojas played in the 1958 and 1966 FIFA World Cup, and won the 1964 Taça das Nações (Nations Cup).

Death

Rojas died from a heart attack on 16 June 2023, at the age of 86.^[3]

Honours

Boca Juniors

Primera División: 1965

Argentina

Taça das Nações: 1964

References

^ ^a ^b "Informe Xeneize article {{in lang|es}}". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2005.
^ El Tanque Rojas, en primera persona, El Gráfico, 29 September 2009
^ "Alfredo Rojas, exfigura de Boca Juniors, murió a los 86 años". ESPN. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.

External links

Media related to Alfredo Rojas at Wikimedia Commons
Alfredo Rojas with Boca Juniors (Spanish)

[informe-1] "Informe Xeneize article {{in lang|es}}". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2005.

[2] El Tanque Rojas, en primera persona, El Gráfico, 29 September 2009

[3] "Alfredo Rojas, exfigura de Boca Juniors, murió a los 86 años". ESPN. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.

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