Eladio Alberto Rojas Díaz (8 November 1934, in
Tierra Amarilla, Chile – 13 January 1991, in
Viña del Mar, Chile) was a former Chilean footballer who played as a
midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...
for
Everton and
Colo-Colo
Colo-Colo (), officially Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo, is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano, it competes in the Chilean Primera División, from which the club has never been ...
of Chile,
River Plate of Argentina, and the
Chile national football team
The Chile national football team (), nicknamed ''La Roja'' (), represents Chile in men's international Association football, football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation of Chile, Federación de Fútbol de Chile (), which ...
in the
1962 FIFA World Cup
The 1962 FIFA World Cup was the 7th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It was held from 30 May to 17 June 1962 in Chile. The qualification rounds took place between ...
on home soil. Rojas scored the match winning goal for Chile in the 90th minute against Yugoslavia in the 1962 World Cup; his goal secured a third place finish for the World Cup hosts, which is Chile's best finish in the tournament to date. Rojas was also a starter on the River Plate teams of the 1960s that fiercely contested the
Argentine Primera División
The Primera División (; ), known officially as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Betano for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Argentina and the highest level of the Argentine football league system. Organ ...
title. While Rojas never won the title, River Plate did manage to place second in 1962 and 1963 as well as third in 1964.
Teams
*
Everton 1954–1962
*
River Plate 1962–1965
*
Colo-Colo
Colo-Colo (), officially Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo, is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano, it competes in the Chilean Primera División, from which the club has never been ...
1965–1967
*
Everton 1967–1968
Personal life
His cousin,
Leonel Herrera Rojas, is a historical player of
Colo-Colo
Colo-Colo (), officially Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo, is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano, it competes in the Chilean Primera División, from which the club has never been ...
and the
Chile national team and, also, the father of
Leonel Herrera Silva, who scored in the
1991 Copa Libertadores final match for the same team.
Honours
Club
;River Plate
* Copa Ciudad de Bogotá (1): 1964
*
Copa Confraternidad Iberoamericana (1):
International
;Chile
*
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often called the World Cup, is an international association football competition among the senior List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams of the members of the FIFA, Fédération Internatio ...
Third place (1):
1962
The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War.
Events January
* January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
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Copa O'Higgins (1):
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
References
External links
Profile at FIFA.comProfile at
1934 births
1991 deaths
People from Copiapó Province
Footballers from Atacama Region
Chilean men's footballers
Chile men's international footballers
Chilean expatriate men's footballers
Everton de Viña del Mar footballers
Club Atlético River Plate footballers
Colo-Colo footballers
Chilean Primera División players
Argentine Primera División players
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
1962 FIFA World Cup players
Men's association football midfielders
20th-century Chilean sportsmen
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