Manny Rojas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Antonio Rojas Zúñiga | ||
| Date of birth | June 13, 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1975 | Palestino | ||
| 1975–1976 | Club América | 20 | (2) |
| 1981–1982 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 1983 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 29 | (8) |
| 1983–1984 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) | 25 | (13) |
| 1984 | Golden Bay Earthquakes | 10 | (3) |
| 1984 | Chicago Sting | 11 | (1) |
| 1984–1988 | Chicago Sting (indoor) | 163 | (70) |
| 1988 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | ||
| 1988–1991 | Chicago Power (indoor) | ||
| National team | |||
| 1976–1982 | Chile | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Chicago Power (assistant) | |||
| 2012 | Chicago Soul (Head Coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Manuel Antonio “Manny” Rojas Zúñiga (born June 13, 1954 in Santiago, Chile) is a retired football midfielder from Chile, who represented his native country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. His professional career took him from his native Chile to Mexico and ultimately the United States where he currently is the head coach of the Chicago Soul. He spent two seasons in the North American Soccer League, four in the Major Indoor Soccer League, three in the American Indoor Soccer Association and one in the American Soccer League.
Rojas began his professional club with Chilean First Division club Palestino. He then moved to Mexican Club América for the 1975 season. At some point, he signed with Universidad Católica of Chile and was on their roster for the 1981–82 season. In 1983, he moved to the United States where he signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League (NASL). He scored eight goals in twenty-nine games that season to lead the team in scoring. On March 23, 1984, the Rowdies released Rojas and he signed a few days later with the Golden Bay Earthquakes. However, on July 10, 1984, the Earthquakes sent Rojas and Hayden Knight to the Chicago Sting in exchange for Ricardo Alonso and Charlie Fajkus. Rojas found himself with a team on the rise as the Sting won the 1984 NASL championship. While he scored only one goal during the regular season, he added two more in the post-season, including one in a 2–1 victory over the Toronto Blizzard in the first game of the championship series. When the NASL folded at the end of the 1984 NASL season, the Sting moved to the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). Rojas remained with the Sting until it folded at the end of the 1987-1988 MISL season. That summer, he rejoined the Rowdies, who were then playing in the American Soccer League then signed with the expansion Chicago Power of the American Indoor Soccer Association. Rojas remained with the Power through the 1990–91 season, scoring seven goals in twenty-one games[1] as the Power won the AISA championship.
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