Pablo Oscar Rotchen Suárez (born 23 April 1973 in

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) is a retired

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defender who played for the Argentina national team in

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. Rotchen started his professional career playing for

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on November 22, 1992, in a 1–0 away win against

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in the Bombonera. From there he went on to make over 200 appearances for the club in all competitions. Rotchen helped Independiente to win the Clausura 1994 championship. They also won the

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in 1994 and 1995 and the

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in 1995. Rotchen joined

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in 1999 and was part of the squad that won the

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in 2000. In 2002, he joined team

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where he was part of the squad that won the Clausura 2003 championship. He retired in 2005.

Honours

; Independiente *

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: Clausura 1994 *

: 1994, 1995 *

: 1995 ;

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: 1999–2000 ;

* La Primera División: Clausura 2003

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Argentine Primera statistics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rotchen, Pablo 1973 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Club Atlético Independiente footballers RCD Espanyol footballers C.F. Monterrey players Argentine Primera División players La Liga players Liga MX players Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentina men's international footballers 1995 King Fahd Cup players 1997 Copa América players Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games medalists in football Footballers at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games