Sixto Rojas (28 June 1982, in

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– 10 January 2007, in Asunción, Paraguay) was a Paraguayan

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who played for clubs in Paraguay and Chile.

Career

Rojas played as an attacking midfielder for the reserve side of

Club Olimpia Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sports club based in the city of Asunción. The club promotes the practice of various sports with most importance given to the football, rugby and basketball sides, the former being the highest priority and most s ...

, and made appearances for the

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, before joining Olimpia's first team. He made his Paraguayan Primera División debut for Olimpia against Club Sol de América on 10 April 2004. He made 26 appearances for Olimpia from April 2004 to May 2005. Rojas left Olimpia in 2005, moving to

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to play for Club de Deportes Concepción. One year later he returned to Paraguay where he joined Club 12 de Octubre. He scored four goals in 31 games with 12 de Octubre during 2006. Rojas had recently signed for newly promoted Primera División club

Sportivo Trinidense Sportivo Trinidense, is a Paraguayan football club based in the barrio of Santísima Trinidad, in Asunción. The club was founded on 11 August 1935. Their home games are played at the Estadio Martín Torres. Their traditional rival is Rubio Ñ ...

when he died during preseason training in 2007.

Teams

* Olimpia 2004–2005 * Club de Deportes Concepción 2005 *

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2006 *

2007

References

External links

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Article about Rojas' death
1982 births 2007 deaths People from Capiatá Sportspeople from Central Department Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Sportivo Trinidense footballers 12 de Octubre Football Club players Club Olimpia footballers Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Men's association football midfielders {{Paraguay-footy-midfielder-stub