Nino Flavio Rojas Sagal (born 4 April 1987) is a Chilean former

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who played as a

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for clubs in Chile and Costa Rica.

Career

A product of

Rangers de Talca Club Social de Deportes Rangers is a Chilean football club based in the city of Talca. The club was founded November 2, 1902 and plays in the second level of the Chilean football system. Their home games are played at the Fiscal stadium, which ha ...

youth system, Rojas had an extensive career in his homeland. He made appearances in the Chilean top division for Rangers,

Curicó Unido Curicó Unido is a football club based in Curicó, Maule Region, Chile. They currently play in the Primera División, the first level of the Chilean football system. They are currently managed by Damián Muñoz. History Curicó Unido was found ...

and

Unión La Calera Unión La Calera is a Chilean football club based in La Calera and competes the Primera División de Chile. It was founded as Club de Deportes La Calera on 26 January 1954, after the merger of three teams from the city: ''Condor'', ''Calera Come ...

. He also played for well-known clubs such as

Deportes Temuco Deportes Temuco is a Chilean football club based in Temuco, Araucanía Region. It currently plays in the Chilean Primera División B, holding home games at the new '' Estadio Municipal Germán Becker''. The club was founded on February 22, 196 ...

, Deportes Concepción,

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, Santiago Morning, among others. In 2017, he had a stint with Alajuelense in the Costa Rican top division, where he came recommended by the former Chile international footballer

Iván Zamorano Iván Luis Zamorano Zamora (; born 18 January 1967) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is regarded as one of Chile's most recognized footballers, along with Marcelo Salas, Leonel Sánchez and Elias Figueroa ...

since the coach was

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who had coached Zamorano in

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. His last club was

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Personal life

Rojas is nicknamed ''El Portaviones del Maule'' (The Aircraft Carrier from Maule) due to his strong build. Rojas is the cousin of the Chile international footballer

Ángelo Sagal Ángelo Nicolás Sagal Tapia (; born 18 April 1993) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a forward for Cypriot First Division side Apollon Limassol. Career Ferencváros On 5 May 2023, he won the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I with Ferencváro ...

and his younger brother Bastián, and the son of Bernardino "Loco Nino" Rojas, a well-known footballer in his city of birth, Talca.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rojas, Nino 1987 births Living people Footballers from Talca Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Rangers de Talca footballers Lota Schwager footballers Curicó Unido footballers Unión La Calera footballers Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers C.D. Cobreloa footballers San Marcos de Arica footballers Santiago Morning footballers Tercera División de Chile players Deportes Linares footballers CD Colchagua footballers Deportes Temuco footballers Deportes Iberia footballers Segunda División Profesional de Chile players Deportes Copiapó footballers Deportes Puerto Montt footballers Independiente de Cauquenes footballers Liga FPD players Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Costa Rica Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica Men's association football forwards