| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sebastián Rozental Igualt | ||
| Date of birth | (1976-09-01)1 September 1976 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder,striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1996 | Universidad Católica | 75 | (39) |
| 1997–2002 | Rangers[1] | 17 | (3) |
| 1999 | →Universidad Católica (loan) | 27 | (22) |
| 2000 | →Independiente (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2001 | →Colo-Colo (loan) | 22 | (8) |
| 2002–2003 | Grasshoppers | 22 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Unión Española | 39 | (11) |
| 2005 | Universidad Católica | 10 | (1) |
| 2005 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 9 | (2) |
| 2006 | Columbus Crew | 20 | (3) |
| 2007 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 6 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Maccabi Netanya | 14 | (1) |
| Total | 279 | (94) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993 | Chile U17 | 5 | (4) |
| 1995 | Chile U20 | 3 | (3) |
| 1995–2000 | Chile | 27 | (2) |
| 1996 | Chile U23 | ||
| 1998 | Chile B | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sebastián Rozental Igualt (Hebrew:סבסטיאן רוזנטל; born 1 September 1976) is a Chilean former professionalfootballer who played as anattacking midfielder orstriker. At club level, Rozental played forUniversidad Católica (1992–1996 and 2005),Colo-Colo (2001), andUnión Española (2003–04) in his native Chile,Rangers (1997–2000) in Scotland, where he became the first player from South America to play for the club,Independiente (2001) in Argentina,Grasshoppers (2003–04) in Switzerland, andPuerto Rico Islanders in theUSL First Division (2005).
Rozental was born inSantiago, Chile, and is Jewish.[2][3][4]
Rozental becameRangers' first South American player when he signed for £4 million on 13 December 1996, the most expensive signing in Chilean history.[4][5] He arrived at Rangers as a promising young talent, as he had broken into the Chile national team and was challengingMarcelo Salas andIván Zamorano for a place in the starting eleven, following a decent scoring record at his club. He made his debut as a substitute in a league match atMotherwell.[6] However injury struck in his second appearance for Rangers versusSt Johnstone in theScottish Cup; he started the game well and scored his first goal for the club, but was then taken off with a knee injury.[7] He made three appearances in 1997–98[8] and another three in 1998–99.[9] He had his first significant run in the team in the second half of the 1999–2000 season, helping Rangers complete a league and cup double. He made 11 appearances and scored 3 goals in the league that season,[10] and scored twice in their cup semi final win overAyr United.[11] He was however left out of the squad for thefinal. He made 21 appearances forRangers, scoring 6 goals.
Rozental signed for theColumbus Crew on 13 January 2006.[12] His first goal as a Crew member came on a penalty kick on 15 April against theChicago Fire. He played 20 games and scored 3 goals total during the 2006 season.
After spending one season with the Columbus Crew, Rozental gotIsraeli citizenship[13] and left for Israel and signed withMaccabi Petah Tikva. After failing to impress in one half season in Petah Tikva, Rozental signed a one-year contract withMaccabi Netanya.[14]
Rozental has been capped forChile 27 times scoring 2 goals. In addition, he played forChile B againstEngland B on February 10, 1998. Chile won by 2-1.[15]
Hecaptained theChilean squad that finished third in the1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship and then scored 3 goals at the1995 FIFA World Youth Championship. Also, he took part of Chile U23 squad in the1996 Pre-Olympic Tournament.[16]
Universidad Católica
Rangers
Grasshoppers
Chile U17
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