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Percy Rojas

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Percy Rojas
Personal information
Full name Percy Rojas Montero
Date of birth (1949-09-16) September 16, 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth Lima, Lima Province, Peru
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Striker/Midfielder
Youth career
Universitario
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1974 Universitario
1975–1976 Independiente 72 (27)
1977–1980 Sporting Cristal 142 (42)
1981–1982 Sérésien 29 (11)
1982–1984 Universitario
Total 243 (80)
International career
1969–1979 Peru 49 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Percy Rojas Montero (born September 16, 1949) is a retired football midfielder from Peru. He played on Selección de fútbol de Perú at two FIFA World Cups (1978 and 1982). He played in the 1975 Copa América Finals with the Peru national team.

Professional career

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At the professional level he played for Universitario de Deportes, Independiente (Argentina), Sporting Cristal and Sérésien (Belgium). When he was with Indepndentiente they won the 1975 Copa Libertadores Cup, the Primera División del Perú with Universitario (1967, 1969, 1971, 1974 and 1982) and two more with Sporting Cristal (1979, 1980). In 1975 he was transferred to Independiente, a club with which he finally won the Copa Libertadores scoring a goal in the final and with which he won the Copa Interamericana the following year.[1][2]

International career

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Rojas made 49 appearances with the Selección de fútbol de Perú from 1969 to 1979.[3] He was part of the Peruvian soccer team that won the 1975 Copa América and reached the second round of the 1978 FIFA World Cup.[4]

He has become a television commentator.[citation needed]

Honours

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Season Club Title
1967 Universitario de Deportes Peruvian League
1969 Universitario de Deportes Peruvian League
1971 Universitario de Deportes Peruvian League
1974 Universitario de Deportes Peruvian League
1975 Peru national team Copa America
1975 Independiente Copa Libertadores
1975 Independiente Copa Interamericana
1979 Sporting Cristal Peruvian League
1980 Sporting Cristal Peruvian League

References

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  1. ^ "Percy Rojas, el crack que ganó grandes torneos". Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Los 65 años de Percy Rojas: Cifras nada truchas". Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  3. ^ Pierrend, José Luis (2009-05-28). "Peru - Record International Players". RSSSF.
  4. ^ "Fuimos Héroes Copa América 1975". Retrieved 26 January 2023.
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