Claudio Ariel Rojas Martínez (born 29 November 1973) is a retired

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midfielder who has played for Argentinian giants River Plate.

Club career

A small midfield player, Rojas played for Argentinian clubs River Plate, San Lorenzo and Instituto in the mid-1990s before returning to Guatemalan giants Comunicaciones for 5 years and then left them for eternal rivals Municipal in 2004. He then switched clubs every year, featuring in Jalapa, Mixco and Petapa squads before retiring.

International career

He made his debut for

in a November 1997 friendly match against Chile and has earned a total of 24 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 3

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matches and played at the

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as well as at the 1998 Gold Cup.CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details
- RSSSF In 2000, as the Guatemala national futsal team had begun its development, he was selected, along with other 11-a-side football players, as part of the squad that competed at the 2000 Futsal World Championship, hosted by Guatemala. His final international was a May 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup match against

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- El Grafico * 1973 births Living people Guatemalan men's footballers Guatemalan expatriate men's footballers Guatemala men's international footballers 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Club Atlético River Plate footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers Comunicaciones F.C. players C.S.D. Municipal players Argentine Primera División players Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Men's association football midfielders Deportivo Petapa players {{Guatemala-footy-bio-stub