Percy Rojas Montero (born September 16, 1949) is a retired football

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from

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. He played on Selección de fútbol de Perú at two

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s ( 1978 and 1982). He played in the 1975 Copa América Finals with the Peru national team.

Professional career

At the professional level he played for

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, Independiente (Argentina), Sporting Cristal and Sérésien (Belgium). When he was with Indepndentiente they won the

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Cup, the Primera División del Perú with Universitario (1967, 1969, 1971, 1974 and 1982) and two more with Sporting Cristal (1979, 1980). In 1975 he was transferred to Independiente, a club with which he finally won the Copa Libertadores scoring a goal in the final and with which he won the

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the following year.

International career

Rojas made 49 appearances with the Selección de fútbol de Perú from 1969 to 1979. He was part of the Peruvian soccer team that won the

1975 Copa América The 1975 edition of the Copa América football tournament was played between 17 July and 28 October. For the first time there was no fixed venue, and all matches were played throughout the year in each country. In addition, the tournament changed ...

and reached the second round of the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He has become a television commentator.

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Weltfussball profile
1949 births Living people Footballers from Lima Association football midfielders Peruvian footballers Peru international footballers Club Universitario de Deportes footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Sporting Cristal footballers R.F.C. Seraing (1904) players Peruvian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Argentina Expatriate footballers in Belgium Peruvian Primera División players Argentine Primera División players 1975 Copa América players 1978 FIFA World Cup players 1982 FIFA World Cup players Copa América-winning players {{Peru-footy-midfielder-stub