Jorge Rojas

Personal information
Full name	Jorge Alberto Rojas Méndez
Date of birth	January 10, 1977 (1977-01-10) (age 32)
Place of birth	Mérida, Venezuela
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Left Winger/Left Back
Club information
Current club	New York Red Bulls
Number	13
Youth career
1994	Universidad de Los Andes
1995	Unicol
1996	Mineros de Guayana
1997	Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998-1999	Estudiantes de Mérida
1999	Universidad de Los Andes
2000-2002	Caracas FC	27	(7)
2003	Emelec	39	(2)
2004	Caracas FC	18	(4)
2004-2006	Atlético Nacional	52	(3)
2006-2007	Caracas FC	49	(10)
2007	America de Cali	22	(4)
2008	Unión Atlético Maracaibo	21	(3)
2008–	New York Red Bulls	32	(2)
National team‡
1999–	Venezuela	90	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 April, 2009

Jorge Alberto Rojas (born January 10, 1977 in Mérida) is a Venezuelan soccer player who currently plays for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] Club

After playing for several small clubs in Venezuela, Rojas began to establish himself as one of the nations top players while at Caracas FC. Following his successful first stint at Caracas, which included two league titles, Rojas joined Ecuadorean power Emelec in 2003, that season he was selected as the top foreign player in the league. Rojas than briefly returned to Caracas before joining Colombian club Atlético Nacional. While at Nacional Rojas helped the club to the 2005 Apertura Championship, and was considered one of the top players in the league.

Following his successful stint with Nacional, Rojas returned for his third stint with Caracas FC guiding the club to back to back league titles in 2006 and 2007. At the conclusion of the 2007 campaign he returned to Colombia to play for America de Cali,while at Cali he appeared in 22 matches, notching 4 goals (3 from the penalty spot). Following the Colombian league season, Rojas was sold to Unión Atlético Maracaibo. He scored his first goal with Maracaibo in a 1-2 defeat to his former club Caracas FC. While at Maracaibo, Rojas participated in a famous 1-1 draw against Boca Juniors in the 2008 Copa Libertadores. He also led Maracaibo to the final of the Copa de Venezuela where his club would lose the series to Aragua Fútbol Club on away goals.

Rojas signed with Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer in July 2008. He had two assists in his first game for the club against the Los Angeles Galaxy on July 19, 2008. He appeared in 11 regular season matches for New York, registering 5 assists. Following the Major League Soccer season it appeared that Rojas would go loan to Mineros de Guayana during the MLS off-season, however the move never materialized.

[edit] International

Rojas has earned 90 caps for the Venezuela national team, making him the second most capped player in the history of Venezuelan international football as of April 2009.^[1]

He made his international debut on January 27, 1999 in a friendly against Denmark. The match ended 1-1 and was played at Estadio José Pachencho Romero in Maracaibo.

[edit] Honors

[edit] Club

• Universidad de Los Andes Fútbol Club
  • Segunda División Venezolana (1) 1994/1995

• Caracas FC
  • Primera División Venezolana (4)

2000/2001, 2002/2003, 2005/2006, 2006/2007

• Copa de Venezuela (1) 2001

• Atletico Nacional
  • Copa Mustang (1) 2005-I

• Unión Atlético Maracaibo
  • Copa de Venezuela Runner Up 2008

• Red Bull New York
  • MLS Cup Runner Up 2008

[edit] Statistics

League	Appearances	Goals
Primera División Venezolana	0 0 106	0 23
Fútbol Profesional Colombiano	0 0 74	0 7
Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol	0 0 39	0 2
Copa Libertadores	0 0 29	0 3
Copa de Venezuela	0 0 6	0 2
Major League Soccer	0 0 31	0 2
US Open Cup	0 0 1	0 2

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• MLS player profile
• National Football Teams profile
• International statistics at rsssf
• (Spanish) BDFA profile

v • d • e Venezuela squad – 1999 Copa América 1 Vega • 2 Álvarez • 3 Rojas • 4 McIntosh • 5 Bidoglio • 6 Rey • 7 Noriega • 8 Tortolero • 9 García • 10 Urdaneta • 11 Hernández • 12 Sanhouse • 13 Rondón • 14 Jiménez • 15 Mea Vitali • 16 Duno • 17 Echenausi • 18 Chacón • 19 Arango • 20 Cásseres • 21 Vera • 22 Morán • Coach: Pastoriza

v • d • e Venezuela squad – 2001 Copa América 1 Dudamel • 2 Vallenilla • 3 Rey • 4 Alvarado • 5 M. Mea Vitali • 6 Martínez • 7 Noriega • 8 Vera • 9 Rondón • 10 Urdaneta • 11 Ricardo Páez • 12 Sanhouse • 13 Vielma • 14 Jiménez • 15 Pérez • 16 Cásseres • 17 Rojas • 18 Arango • 19 R. Mea Vitali • 20 R. González • 21 — • 22 Vega • Coach: Richard Páez

v • d • e Venezuela squad – 2004 Copa América 1 Angelucci • 2 Vallenilla • 3 Rey • 4 Hernández • 5 Mea Vitali • 6 Cichero • 7 Noriega • 8 Cásseres • 9 Rondón • 10 Depablos • 11 Páez • 12 Sanhouse • 13 Vielma • 14 Jiménez • 15 Moreno • 16 Morán • 17 Rojas • 18 Arango • 19 A. González • 20 H. González • 21 Rouga • 22 Margiotta • Coach: Richard Páez

v • d • e Venezuela squad – 2007 Copa América 1 Vega • 2 Vallenilla • 3 Rey • 4 Vizcarrondo • 5 Mea Vitali • 6 Cichero • 7 Torrealba • 8 Vera • 9 Maldonado • 10 C. González • 11 Ricardo Páez • 12 Toyo • 13 Vielma • 14 Guerra • 15 de Ornelas • 16 Pérez • 17 Rojas • 18 Arango • 19 Arismendi • 20 H. González • 21 Rouga • 22 Fernández • Coach: Richard Páez