Claudio Ariel Rojas Martínez (born 29 November 1973) is a retired Guatemala

Guatemala

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Football (soccer)

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 midfielder who has played for Argentinian giants River Plate

Club Atlético River Plate

Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....

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Club career

A small midfield player, Rojas played for Argentinian clubs River Plate, San Lorenzo and Instituto in the mid 1990s before returning to Guatemalan giants Comunicaciones for 5 years and then left them for eternal rivals Municipal in 2004. He then switched clubs every year, featuring in Jalapa, Mixco and Petapa squads before retiring.

International career

He made his debut for Guatemala

Guatemala national football team

The Guatemala national football team is the association football team representing the country of Guatemala and is controlled by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. Founded in 1919, it affiliated to FIFA in 1946, and it is a member of CONCACAF....

 in a November 1997 friendly match against Chile

Chile national football team

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 and has earned a total of 24 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification

FIFA World Cup qualification

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 matches and played at the 1999 and 2001 as well as at the 1998

1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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, 2000

2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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 and 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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s. He also played at the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship

2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship

The 2000 edition of the FIFA Futsal World Championship was held between November 18 and December 3 in Guatemala. It was the 4th World Championship held under the aegis of football's world governing body....

 in Guatemala.

His final international was a May 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup

UNCAF Nations Cup

The Copa Centroamericana is a biennial association football tournament, held for the CONCACAF national teams of Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The tournament has been held since 1991 as the UNCAF Nations Cup and doubles as a...

 match against Costa Rica

Costa Rica national football team

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External links

• Player profile - Desde el Tablón
• Player profile - En una baldosa
• Player profile - El Grafico
• Stats - BDFA