Eladio Rojas

Eladio Alberto Rojas Díaz (November 8, 1934, Tierra Amarilla, Chile – January 13, 1991, Viña del Mar, Chile) is a former Chilean footballer who played for Everton and Colo-Colo of Chile, River Plate of Argentina and in the Chile national football team in the FIFA World Cup Chile 1962. Rojas scored the match winning goal for Chile in the 90th minute against Yugoslavia in the 1962 World Cup. His goal secured third place for the World Cup hosts, and 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 Argentina Primera Division 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 1965-1967
Everton 1967-1968

External links

Profile at FIFA.com Profile at

Chile squad – 1962 FIFA World Cup Third Place

1 Escuti 2 Eyzaguirre 3 R. Sánchez 4 Navarro (c) 5 Contreras 6 Rojas 7 Ramírez 8 Toro 9 Landa 10 Fouilloux 11 L. Sánchez 12 Godoy 13 Valdés 14 Lepe 15 Rodríguez 16 Cruz 17 Ortíz 18 Moreno 19 Musso 20 Campos 21 Tobar 22 Astorga Coach: Riera

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