Germán Alexis Rolín Fernández (born 7 February 1989) is a

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Club Nacional de Football

Rolín began his football career with Uruguayan club

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. He made his first team debut on 8 May 2011 in a 1-0 win over

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. During the 2011-12 season, he was outstanding as defender and many clubs showed interest in him. After two consecutive times finishing as the Champions with Nacional, Rolín joined Italian

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club

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Calcio Catania

On 22 August 2012, Rolín was officially transferred to

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. In his debut Serie A campaign, he has served mostly as a back-up to the likes of

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, Nicolas Spolli, and Giuseppe Bellusci, under head coach,

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. Rolín is currently part of a record-breaking Catania outfit that had picked up 56 points from 38

matches. This performance also saw the club break its record number of home victories in a single season, its record number of victories overall in a single top flight campaign, as well as its record points total in Serie A for the fifth consecutive season.

Boca Juniors

In January 2015, Rolín officially signed on loan with Argentine club

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Club Olimpia

On 26 May 2016, it was announced that Rolín had signed for Olimpia.

International career

He was called up by

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for the

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that played at the

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being held in

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Honours

;Nacional *

Uruguayan Primera División The Liga Profesional de Primera División (American Spanish , en, First Division Professional League, local: , ''First Division''), named "Torneo Uruguayo Copa Coca-Cola" for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional Association football, ...

(2):

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, 2011–12 ;Boca Juniors *

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(1):

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* Copa Argentina (1): 2014–15

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