Rodrigo Millar
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rodrigo Javier Millar Carvajal | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 3 November 1981||
Place of birth | Arauco, Chile | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–1998 |
Huachipato | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2006 |
Huachipato | 190 | (56) |
2007–2012 | Colo-Colo | 164 | (23) |
2008 | → Once Caldas (loan) | 10 | (3) |
2013–2015 |
Atlas | 77 | (12) |
2015–2018 |
→ Morelia (loan) | 80 | (4) |
2018–2020 |
Morelia | 57 | (2) |
2020–2021 | Mazatlán | 14 | (0) |
2021 | Coquimbo Unido | 5 | (0) |
Total | 597 | (100) | |
International career | |||
2001 | Chile U20 | 2 | (1) |
2002–2016 | Chile | 37 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Rodrigo Javier Millar Carvajal (born 3 November 1981) is a Chilean former
Club career
Huachipato
Millar started his career at
On 6 March 2004, it was reported that Millar was invited to train with the
In July 2006, after a very good Torneo de Apertura, Millar was nearly transferred to
Colo-Colo
On 14 December 2006, it was reported that Millar had come to an agreement with Colo-Colo. He signed a three-year deal, which was officially announced on 16 December. He joined the club in February 2007, but suffered a training injury that prevented him from playing for three months.
Once he recovered, he made his debut on 20 March 2007 against the Venezuelan side
After a good start to the season, his form declined due to off field problems, and he ended up being relegated to the substitutes bench. At the end of the season, Millar was nearly transferred to the Israeli club
After his loan with Once Caldas had finished, he returned to Colo-Colo in June 2008, despite
On 14 February 2009, Millar scored his first goal of the season in an
During the 2010 season he performed consistently well with Colo-Colo, and was selected for Chile's
In the 2011 season Millar was promoted to captain, due to the departure of Arturo Sanhueza to Deportes Iquique, but was stripped of the captaincy because of the departure of coach Diego Cagna and the arrival of Américo Gallego.
Atlas
In 2013, he was signed by
Coquimbo Unido
In September 2021, he returned to Chile after being released from Mazatlán[5] and joined Coquimbo Unido in the Primera B de Chile.[6]
Retirement
He retired at the end of the 2021 season.[7]
International career
His performances for Colo-Colo earned Millar a place in the national team in September 2009 for a friendly match against Honduras. He went on to be a part of Chile's squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, where he scored Chile's goal in the 1–2 defeat to Spain in the first round. Millar was named in the 2011 Copa América squad but did not play. Jorge Sampaoli named him in the 30-man provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[8] After not being included in the 23-man World Cup squad, Millar returned to play for Chile in friendlies against Mexico and Haiti. During a friendly against Venezuela, Millar scored his first international goal in 4 years in an eventual 5–0 victory.
He was named in the preliminary squad for the
International goals
Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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5 September 2009 | Santiago , Chile |
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2–2 | 2–2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
25 June 2010 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
14 November 2014 | Estadio CAP, Talcahuano , Chile |
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4–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- Colo-Colo
- Coquimbo Unido
Individual
References
- ^ a b Rodrigo Millar Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine at footballvs.org. Retrieved on 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Especial: Crece el número de naturalizados en la Liga MX | Futbol Mexicano | TelevisaDeportes.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Colo Colo claim Chile's Clausura". Espnstar.com. 21 December 2008. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ "Millar contracts swine flu". Espnstar.com. 16 June 2009. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ "Rodrigo Millar encabeza la 'limpia' de Mazatlán FC". Esto. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ Retamal, Pablo (2 September 2021). "Rodrigo Millar regresa a Chile para defender a Coquimbo Unido". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Futbolistas participaron de la quinta entrega del Fondo de Retiro". sifup.cl (in Spanish). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Sampaoli sorprende convocando a Rodrigo Millar a la selección". Emol.com. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Sampaoli confirms final Chile squad for Copa America". goal.com. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
External links
- Rodrigo Millar at Soccerway
- Rodrigo Millar – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Rodrigo Millar at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rodrigo Millar at ESPN FC
- Rodrigo Millar – FIFA competition record (archived)