Alfredo Rojas

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.

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

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.

Other websites

• Alfredo Rojas with Boca Juniors Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)