Rodrigo Millar

Rodrigo Millar (2013 )

Rodrigo Javier Millar Carvajal ( born November 3, 1981 in Arauco ) is a Chilean football player. The central midfielder plays for Colo -Colo in La Liga and in the Chilean national team.

Career

Association

His pro debut, he celebrated at the club from the Chilean city of Talcahuano, CD Huachipato, at the age of 18 years. In the club he scored 56 goals as a midfielder considerable in 190 games. After eight years he changed the first time the club and joined the Chilean giants Colo -Colo. The integration into the new team went for him, despite the gains of the Chilean Apertura and Clausura championship in the 2007, not as good as hoped. It was therefore initially borrowed for the Apertura 2008 to the Colombian first division side CD Once Caldas. When he returned in the second half of 2008 Colo -Colo, he again won the Chilean championship in the Clausura 2008. In 2009, he became one of the best players of his team and won at the end of the year again, the Chilean championship. In addition, he was honored by the newspaper El Gráfico with the Golden Boot for the best Chilean player of the year ..

National

In 2001 he was a member of the Chilean squad for the Junior World Cup. In the first two games in which Chile against Ukraine ( 2:4 ) and the USA (1:4) lost, he was in the starting lineup, while also shot a goal against Ukraine. In the Chilean national team, he came for the first time on 17 April 2002 during a friendly match against Turkey for use. With the Chilean selection he took part in the Copa America 2004 part. When disappointing retirement as Group Last Millar was used twice. Only five years later, in 2009, he achieved a breakthrough in the jersey of Roja. After playing in the foreground at the Kirin Cup, he was also in the following six qualifying matches for the 2010 World Cup for use. The technically savvy midfielder was before the 2010 World Cup, as an interface between defense and attack, as a central figure in the game of Chile. After a modest first match against Honduras, where he was substituted after 52 minutes, he only came back in the third game against Spain for use. There, scored the second for half substitute Millar 47 minutes into the the 1:2 goal back for his team. On leaving against Brazil in the second round he came on in the 62nd minute.

Achievements

• Chilean Championship: Apertura 2007, Clausura 2007, Apertura 2008, Clausura 2009
• FIFA World Cup: 2010
• Best Chilean Player of the Year ( voted by El Gráfico ): 2009

Others

His nickname is Payasito ( in German: little clown ), because he cares for his Torerfolge always celebrate with a clown nose.