Roberto Rojas Tardío (born 26 October 1955 – 27 September 1991) was a Peruvian

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

defender who played for Peru in the

1978 FIFA World Cup The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the 11th edition of the FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football world championship tournament among the men's senior national teams. It was held in Argentina between 1 and 25 June. The Cup was won by t ...

Career

Rojas earned 27 caps for Peru between 1978 and 1983. He also played for

Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima, popularly known as Alianza Lima or simply Alianza, is a Peruvian professional sports club based in La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. It is widely known for having one of the most historical and successful football teams i ...

Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal S.A. is a Peruvian sports club located in the city of Lima, best known for its association football, football team. It was founded on 13 December 1955 in the Rímac District, Rímac district by engineer Richard Bentín Mujica ...

and

Deportivo Municipal Club Centro Deportivo Municipal, commonly known as Deportivo Municipal, is a Peruvian football club based in Lima, Peru. They are among Peru's most recognizable clubs and enjoy considerable popularity. The bulk of their success was won a few ye ...

. He died in a car crash in September 1991.

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FIFA profile
1955 births 1991 deaths Footballers from Lima Men's association football defenders Peruvian men's footballers Peru men's international footballers Club Alianza Lima footballers Sporting Cristal footballers Deportivo Municipal footballers 1978 FIFA World Cup players Road incident deaths in Peru {{Peru-footy-bio-stub