Mario Rosas

Mario Alberto Rosas Montero (born 22 May 1980) is a Spanish former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

For the Colombian Olympic sprinter, see Mario Rosas (athlete).
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rosas and the second or maternal family name is Montero.

Mario Rosas
Personal information
Full name Mario Alberto Rosas Montero
Date of birth (1980-05-22) 22 May 1980
Place of birth Málaga, Spain
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1994–1997 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Barcelona B 103 (32)
1998–2000 Barcelona 1 (0)
2000–2002 Alavés 6 (0)
2001–2002 → Salamanca (loan) 33 (0)
2003 Numancia 0 (0)
2003–2004 Cádiz 32 (1)
2005 Girona 13 (1)
2005–2009 Castellón 123 (16)
2009–2010 Murcia 23 (0)
2010–2011 Salamanca 19 (0)
2011–2012 Khazar 10 (0)
2012 Huesca 20 (1)
2012–2013 Hércules 19 (1)
2013–2014 Eldense ? (0)
Total 402 (52)
National team
1995–1996 Spain U16 6 (1)
1998 Spain U17 1 (0)
1996–1999 Spain U18 22 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

An unsuccessful youth graduate at Barcelona, he went on to appear in 308 Segunda División matches over 12 professional seasons, in representation of five teams, mainly Castellón.

Club career

Rosas was born in Málaga, Andalusia. Another product of FC Barcelona's prolific youth system, La Masia, he quickly excelled at their reserves, making his first-team debut on 15 May 1998 in a 1–4 home loss for the already crowned champions against UD Salamanca, in what would be his only La Liga appearance for the Catalans.[1][2]

Released by Barça in 2000, Rosas signed with another team in the top flight, Deportivo Alavés, but failed to appear regularly, being also loaned to second division's Salamanca in his second season. His career would be highly irregular the following years, with outputs of less than five games – CD Numancia, Cádiz CF, both in the same level – and also playing with Girona FC in division three, with relegation.

Rosas then joined another club in the second tier, CD Castellón, for 2005–06. After a slow first year he became an undisputed starter, adding a comined 16 league goals the next three.[3] On 7 September 2008, he scored twice – one from a penalty kick, one of his specialties[4]– in a 2–0 home win over RC Celta de Vigo.[5]

In early August 2010, after Murcia's relegation, the 30-year-old Rosas agreed to a two-year deal at former side Salamanca.[6] After meeting the same fate in Castile and León, he terminated his contract and moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing for FK Khazar Lankaran in Azerbaijan.

On 5 December 2012, Hércules CF acquired both Rosas and Pablo Redondo, who were free agents.[7]

References
  1. Segura, Manuel (16 May 1998). "Adiós con sonrojo" [Embarrassing goodbye]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  2. "Pasé de ser el niño bonito del Barça a Segunda B" [I went from Barça poster boy to Segunda B]. El País (in Spanish). 17 February 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  3. García, Diego (2 June 2009). "Mario Rosas celebra sus 120 partidos en el Castellón con su 16º gol como albinegro" [Mario Rosas celebrates 120 matches with Castellón with his 16th goal in black-and-white]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. "Castellón y Huesca empatan en un choque igualado" [Castellón and Huesca draw in even match]. Marca (in Spanish). 31 August 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  5. "Abel Resino le gana la partida a Pepe Murcia en Castalia" [Abel Resino wins match against Pepe Murcia in Castalia]. Marca (in Spanish). 7 September 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
  6. "El Salamanca cierra la primera plantilla con Mario Rosas" [Salamanca complete first-team squad with Mario Rosas]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 August 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  7. Blanes, Gonzalo (6 December 2012). "Mario Rosas y Pablo Redondo, primeros refuerzos del Hércules" [Mario Rosas and Pablo Redondo, first Hércules additions]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2012.
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