Adrián Alejandro Rojas Contreras (born May 23, 1977) is a former Chilean professional

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player.

Playing career

He started his career in

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, remaining with that club for 5 seasons until 2001. In 2002, he joined Racing Club of the

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, but he had a bad stretch for that club and had to return to Palestino. After that he joined Cartaginés of

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in 2002. After one successful season in Costa Rica, Rojas moved back his country, now on one of the great teams of Chile,

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. In his first season Rojas had a successful performance, leading the club in penalties in 2004. After 2 seasons he signed for O'Higgins, managed by Jorge Garcés. In 2008 Rojas was signed by Everton. In his first season the club won the championship of the country's first division against

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in a global of 3-2. In his third match he scored his first goal with the team against

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Coaching career

Following his retirement as a football player, he worked in the business area until he began his studies as a football coach. He has worked in the youth systems of

, Cobresal and

Honours

Club

;Universidad de Chile *

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(1): 2004 Apertura ;Everton *

(1): 2008 Apertura

References

External links

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Soccerway profile
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Goal.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rojas, Adrian 1977 births Living people Footballers from Santiago, Chile Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Club Deportivo Palestino footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers C.S. Cartaginés players Club Universidad de Chile footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Everton de Viña del Mar footballers Rangers de Talca footballers Deportes La Serena footballers Chilean Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Liga FPD players Primera B de Chile players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Costa Rica Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica Chilean football managers