Sixto Javier Rojas Pérez (28 June 1982 – 10 January 2007) was a Paraguayan

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who played for clubs in Paraguay and Chile.

Career

Rojas played as an attacking midfielder for the reserve side of

Club Olimpia Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan professional sports club based in the city of Asunción. It promotes the practice of various sports, with most importance given to the football, rugby and basketball sides, football being the most successful. Fou ...

, and made appearances for the

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, before joining Olimpia's first team. He made his

Paraguayan Primera División The División Profesional de la Paraguayan Football Association, Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (; "Professional Division of the Paraguayan Football Association"), also known as the Primera División (; "first division"), or due to sponsorship ...

debut for Olimpia against

Club Sol de América Club Sol de América is a Paraguayan sports club, mostly known for its Association football, football team. The club is located in barrio Obrero (Asunción), Barrio Obrero, Asunción, and was founded in 1909. The stadium Sol de America uses for m ...

on 10 April 2004. He made 26 appearances for Olimpia from April 2004 to May 2005. Rojas left Olimpia in 2005, moving to

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

to play for

Deportes La Serena Club de Deportes La Serena S.A.D.P., is a Chilean football club based in the city of La Serena, Coquimbo Region. The club was founded 9 December 1955 and plays in the second division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are play ...

. One year later he returned to Paraguay where he joined

Club 12 de Octubre 12 de Octubre Football Club is a Paraguayan football club from the city of Itauguá that currently plays in the División Intermedia, the second division of Football in Paraguay. Founded in 1914, the club's home venue is Estadio Luis Alberto Sa ...

. He scored four goals in 31 games with 12 de Octubre during 2006. Rojas had recently signed for newly promoted Primera División club

Sportivo Trinidense Sportivo Trinidense is a Paraguayan football club based in the barrio of Santísima Trinidad, in Asunción. The club was founded on 11 August 1935. Their home games are played at the Estadio Martín Torres. Their traditional rival is Rubio Ñu ...

when he died during preseason training in 2007.

References

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Article about Rojas' death
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