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DeutschAlexis Rolín
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Germán Alexis Rolín Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Independiente Medellín | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Nacional | 32 | (3) |
| 2012–2016 | Catania | 40 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Boca Juniors (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Nacional | 21 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | → Olimpia (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2019 | Universidad de Concepción | 12 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Rentistas | 13 | (2) |
| 2021- | Independiente Medellín | 8 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Uruguay Olympic | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2021 | |||
Germán Alexis Rolín Fernández (born 7 February 1989) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a central defender for Independiente Medellín.
Club career[edit]
Club Nacional de Football[edit]
Rolín began his football career with Uruguayan club Nacional. He made his first team debut on 8 May 2011 in a 1-0 win over CA Peñarol. During the 2011-12 season, he was outstanding as defender and many clubs showed interest in him. After two consecutive times finishing as the Champions with Nacional, Rolín joined Italian Serie A club Catania.
Calcio Catania[edit]
On 22 August 2012, Rolín was officially transferred to Calcio Catania.[2][3] In his debut Serie A campaign, he has served mostly as a back-up to the likes of Nicola Legrottaglie, Nicolas Spolli, and Giuseppe Bellusci, under head coach, Rolando Maran.
Rolín is currently part of a record-breaking Catania outfit that had picked up 56 points from 38 Serie A matches. This performance also saw the club break its record number of home victories in a single season, its record number of victories overall in a single top flight campaign, as well as its record points total in Serie A for the fifth consecutive season.
Boca Juniors[edit]
In January 2015, Rolín officially signed on loan with Argentine club Boca Juniors.
Club Olimpia[edit]
On 26 May 2016, it was announced that Rolín had signed for Olimpia.[4]
International career[edit]
He was called up by Óscar Tabárez for the Uruguay Olympic football team that played at the 2012 Summer Olympics being held in London, Great Britain.[5]
Honours[edit]
- Nacional
- Boca Juniors
- Argentine Primera División (1): 2015
- Copa Argentina (1): 2014–15
References[edit]
- ^ "Alexis Rolín". Club Nacional de Football (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Alexis Rolín al Catania - Giovedí 23 agosto alle 16, in Sala Congressi, la presentazione". Catanio Calcio (in Italian). calciocatania.net. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Official: Catania sign Rolin". Football Italia staff. Football Italia. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "L'Olimpia Asuncion ufficializza l'acquisto di Rolin". Calcio Catania (in Italian). 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Convocatoria Uruguay Fútbol Juegos Olímpicos Londres 2012" (in Spanish). lovingfutbol.com. 8 July 2012. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
External links[edit]
- Alexis Rolín at Soccerway
