Miguel Rojas
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Miguel Rojas is a Colombian international
Colombia national football team
The Colombian national football team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. It is a member of the CONMEBOL...

 footballer
Football (soccer)
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 who plays as a right back
Defender (association football)
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Career

Born in Aipe
Aipe
- History :In early 1741, Dona Teresa and Don Enrique Cortes, descendants of Mr. Jacinto Cortés, gave 80 hectares to establish a new town, and are considered the founders of the Municipality of Aipe...

, Huila Department
Huila Department
Huila is one of the departments of Colombia. It is located in the southwest of the country, and its capital is Neiva.-Geography:The south of the department is located in the Colombian Massif...

, Rojas began playing football with local side Atlético Huila
Atlético Huila
Atlético Huila, is a Colombian football club based in the city of Neiva, that competes in the top division of the Colombian professional football league. The club was founded in 1990 and plays home games at the Guillermo Plazas Alcid stadium, which has a capacity of approximately 22,000...

. He made his professional debut in 1999 and would stay at the club until 2003. He moved to Once Caldas
Once Caldas
Corporación Deportiva Once Caldas is a Colombian association football team, based in Manizales. They were the surprise winners of Copa Libertadores de América in 2004, mainly due to the performances of Juan Carlos Henao and Jhon Viáfara...

, where he would win the Colombian championship as well as the Copa Libertadores 2004
Copa Libertadores 2004
The 2004 Copa Libertadores de América was the 45th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier annual international club tournament....

. A brief spell with Chicó F.C.
Chicó F.C.
Boyacá Chicó Fútbol Club is a Colombian football club based in the city of Tunja. The club was founded on March 26, 2002 in Bogotá as Deportivo Bogotá Chicó F.C. named after one of the city's neighborhoods...

 followed before a return to Once Caldas. Next, Rojas moved to Club Deportivo Los Millonarios.

In February 2010, Rojas signed for Colombian second division side Alianza Petrolera
Alianza Petrolera
Alianza Petrolera is a Colombian football team, based in Barrancabermeja. The club was founded in 1990.-External links:*...

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In 2005, Rojas represented the Colombia national football team
Colombia national football team
The Colombian national football team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. It is a member of the CONMEBOL...

 for his first and only time, entering as a second half substitute in a friendly against Guatemala played in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

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Titles

Season Club Title
2004
Copa Libertadores 2004
The 2004 Copa Libertadores de América was the 45th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier annual international club tournament....

Once Caldas
Once Caldas
Corporación Deportiva Once Caldas is a Colombian association football team, based in Manizales. They were the surprise winners of Copa Libertadores de América in 2004, mainly due to the performances of Juan Carlos Henao and Jhon Viáfara...

Copa Libertadores

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