Denise Rojas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Denise Rojas Losada | ||
| Born |
4 July 1995 Argentina | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Universidad Católica | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| –2022 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 2022–2024 | HTHC | ||
| 2024– | Universidad Católica | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2012–2016 | Chile U21 | 19 | (11) |
| 2013– | Chile | 193 | (64) |
Medal record | |||
Denise Rojas Losada (née Krimerman) is an Argentine born field hockey player from Chile.[1]
Career
[edit]Club hockey
[edit]A player of Universidad Católica, Rojas joined German club Harvestehuder THC in 2022.[2][3]
She returned to Universidad Católica in 2024.
National team
[edit]Rojas has represented Chile at both junior and senior levels. She made her junior debut at the 2012 Pan-Am Junior Championship,[4] and her senior debut one year later at the 2013 South American Championship.[5]
Rojas was instrumental in Chile's success at the 2017 Pan American Cup. She scored 2 goals in her team's historic semi-final victory over the United States, including the winner in the last minute.[6] The team ultimately lost to Argentina 4–1 in the final.[7]
Following the Pan American Cup, Rojas was named the captain of the 2017 Pan American Elite Team by the Pan American Hockey Federation.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Rojas was born on 4 July 1995 in Argentina, to an Argentine mother and Chilean father. She moved to Santiago, Chile, when she was two years old.[9]
She is a former student of the Universidad del Desarrollo.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Adultos Damas". Federación Chilena Hockey Sobre Césped. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "Alumna de Kinesiología cuenta como equilibró sus roles de estudiante y seleccionada nacional de Hockey". UDD (in Spanish). 12 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "„Ich freue mich riesig auf die neue Bundesligasaison und würde mich wundern, wenn es nicht sogar die beste Saison aller Zeiten wird."". magazin.hockey.de (in German). 2 September 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "KRIMERMAN Denise". FIH. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "South American Championships 2013 - Women". FIH. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "Chile stun hosts United States to set up Pan American Hockey Cup final with holders Argentina". Inside the Games. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "ARG 4–1 CHL". FIH. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "Kwan Browne, Scott Tupper and Lucas Vila selected a record fifth time". PAHF. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "Denise Krimerman: "Pelearía con Cachito por irme al extranjero"". latercera.com (in Spanish). La Tercera. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "The balancing act of Junior hockey". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
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