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Alfredo Rojas

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Alfredo Rojas
Rojas during his tenure on Boca Juniors, c. 1964-68
Personal information
Full name Alfredo Hugo Rojas Delinge
Date of birth (1937-02-20)20 February 1937
Place of birth Lanús, Argentina
Date of death 16 June 2023(2023-06-16) (aged 86)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1958 Lanús 58 (41)
1958–1959 Celta Vigo 7 (1)
1959–1961 Real Betis 47 (18)
1961 River Plate 3 (2)
1962–1964 Gimnasia de La Plata 81 (35)
1964–1968 Boca Juniors 102 (46)
1969–1970 Peñarol
1971 O'Higgins
1972 Universidad Católica
National team
1958–1966 Argentina 15 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Alfredo Hugo "El Tanque" Rojas Delinge (February 20, 1937 – June 16, 2023) was an Argentine football player. He was born in Lanús, Buenos Aires Province. Rojas started playing with Club Atlético Lanús in 1958, but his participation in the 1958 FIFA World Cup for the national team, made him more popular in Europe.

He joined Celta Vigo in mid-1959, but the club were relegated, Rojas moved on to play for Real Betis in 1959.

Rojas died of a heart attack on June 16, 2023 in Buenos Aires, Argentina at the age of 86.[1]

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