Adrián Alejandro Rojas Contreras (born May 23, 1977) is a former Chilean professional football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrián Alejandro Rojas Contreras | ||
| Date of birth | (1977-05-23) May 23, 1977 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago de Chile, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Palestino | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2003 | Palestino | 134 | (2) |
| 2002 | → Racing Club (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Cartaginés (loan) | 49 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Universidad de Chile | 72 | (11) |
| 2007 | O'Higgins | 34 | (10) |
| 2008–2012 | Everton | 84 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Rangers | 18 | (1) |
| 2014 | Deportes La Serena | 31 | (0) |
| Total | 422 | (31) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He started his career in Palestino, remaining with that club for 5 seasons until 2001. In 2002, he joined Racing Club of the Primera División Argentina, but he had a bad stretch for that club and had to return to Palestino. After that he joined Cartaginés of Costa Rica in 2002.
After one successful season in Costa Rica, Rojas moved back his country, now on one of the great teams of Chile, Universidad de Chile. In his first season Rojas had a successful performance, leading the club in penalties in 2004. After 2 seasons he signed for O'Higgins, managed by Jorge Garcés.
In 2008 Rojas was signed by Everton. In his first season the club won the championship of the country's first division against Colo-Colo in a global of 3-2. In his third match he scored his first goal with the team against Rangers.