Mario Rosas

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
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)
International career
1995–1996	Spain U16	6	(1)
1998	Spain U17	1	(0)
1996–1999	Spain U18	22	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rosas and the second or maternal family name is Montero.

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

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

Football career

Rosas was born in Málaga, Andalusia. Another product of FC Barcelona's prolific youth system, La Masia, he quickly excelled at its B-side, 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.

Released by Barça in 2000, Rosas joined 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 in 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, in 2005–06. After a slow first year he became an undisputed starter, adding 16 league goals in the following three combined. On 7 September 2008, he scored twice – one from a penalty kick, one of his specialties– in a 2–0 home win against Celta de Vigo.

In early August 2010, after Murcia's relegation, 30-year-old Rosas joined former side Salamanca, penning a two-year contract. After meeting the same fate with the Castile and León club, 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 hired both Rosas and Pablo Redondo, who were free agents.

External links

• Mario Rosas profile at BDFutbol
• Stats and bio at Cadistas1910 (Spanish)
• Mario Rosas at Soccerway