Francisco_Rotunno
Francisco Rotunno
Chilean footballer (born 1976)
Francisco Javier Rotunno Merino (born 2 February 1976) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a defender for clubs in Chile and Indonesia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Javier Rotunno Merino | ||
| Date of birth | (1976-02-02) 2 February 1976 (age 48) | ||
| Place of birth | Chillán, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportivo Nacional | |||
| Coquimbo Unido | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–2001 | Coquimbo Unido | 88 | (1) |
| 1998 | → Deportes Antofagasta (loan) | (1) | |
| 2002 | Cobresal | 17 | (0) |
| 2003 | Deportes La Serena | (0) | |
| 2003 | → Deportes Antofagasta (loan) | (0) | |
| 2003 | Coquimbo Unido | 7 | (0) |
| 2003–2007 | Persekabpas Pasuruan | (1) | |
| 2007 | Sriwijaya FC | (0) | |
| 2008 | Persekabpas Pasuruan | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Chillán, Rotunno tried to join Ñublense at the age of 15, while he was a youth player of Club Deportivo Nacional.[1] Then, he joined Coquimbo Unido youth system and made his professional debut in 1993 against Deportes La Serena, the traditional rival, at the age of 17, thanks to the coach José Sulantay.[2] He stayed with the club until 2001, even facing the Chile national team led by Iván Zamorano and Marcelo Salas on 25 June 2000 in the Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso.[3]
In Chile, he only played for clubs from North Zone: Deportes Antofagasta in 1998[4] and 2003,[5] Cobresal in 2002,[6] Deportes La Serena in 2003,[7] returning to Coquimbo Unido for the 2003 Torneo Clausura.[8]
At the end of 2003, he went to Bali, Indonesia, and joined Persekabpas Pasuruan, staying for 6 seasons.[1] He scored only a goal in the 2005 season,[9] but he is considered one of the most important foreign players in the Indonesian football.[10] He also played for Sriwijaya FC.[11]
Rotunno made his home in Coquimbo alongside his wife, Claudia Oteíza, and his sons Paolo and Renato. Renato has been with the Coquimbo Unido youth ranks.[1]
- Oses Pedraza, Rodrigo (2 August 2020). "Rotunno le ganó a la vida y triunfó con garra en Indonesia". La Discusión (in Spanish). Chillán, Chile: Empresa Periodística La Discusión S.A.: 30. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- Francisco Rotunno, futbolista que saltó del Club Deportivo Nacional de Chillán al profesionalismo evoca su debut en Coquimbo Unido. Dimensión Deportiva on Facebook (in Spanish)
- Fernández, Felipe (28 July 2021). "El inédito partido entre Coquimbo Unido y la selección chilena de Zamorano y Salas". Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- "Campeonato de Primera División "B" 1998". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- "Antofagasta sorprendió a U. de Chile y avanzó en la Presudamericana". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 13 July 2003. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- Cyberata (19 July 2018). "2002-2004 – Sin novedad en la era de los torneos cortos". cdcobresal.cl (in Spanish). Cobresal. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- "Los clubes chilenos mostraron sus cartas para el Torneo de Clausura". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 25 July 2003. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- "Coquimbo 2003 - Campeonato de Clausura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- Istanto, Feri; Herfiyana, Novan; Stokkermans, Karel (22 February 2013). "Indonesia 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- Satria, Abdi (14 November 2021). "Parade Striker Ganas Asal Chile di Liga Indonesia: Dari Oscar Aravena, Julio Lopez, hingga Cristian Carrasco". bola.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- Esteban Valencia en Persegi Bali FC y Francisco Rotunno Persekabpas Pasuruan. Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior on Facebook (in Spanish)
- Francisco Rotunno at BDFA (in Spanish)