![]() Rojo in 1977 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Francisco Rojo Arroitia[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 28 January 1947||
Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain | ||
Date of death | 23 December 2022 | (aged 75)||
Place of death | Leioa, Spain | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Athletic Bilbao | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1965 | Bilbao Athletic | 3 | (5) |
1965–1982 | Athletic Bilbao | 414 | (47) |
Total | 417 | (52) | |
International career | |||
1965 | Spain U18 | 1 | (1) |
1969–1970 | Spain U23 | 3 | (0) |
1969–1978 | Spain | 18 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
1986–1989 | Bilbao Athletic | ||
1989–1990 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
1990–1994 | Celta | ||
1994 | Osasuna | ||
1995–1997 | Lleida | ||
1997–1998 | Salamanca | ||
1998–2000 | Zaragoza | ||
2000–2001 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
2001–2002 | Zaragoza | ||
2004 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
José Francisco 'Txetxu' Rojo Arroitia (28 January 1947 – 23 December 2022), also known as Rojo I, was a Spanish football player and manager.
During his career, the forward played solely for Athletic Bilbao, in a professional spell which spanned nearly 20 years. He was one of the club's most iconic players,[2][3] and later also worked as a coach with the team.