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Mario Alberto Rosas Montero (born 22 May 1980) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
An unsuccessful youth graduate at Barcelona he went on to appear in 308 Segunda División games over the course of 12 professional seasons, in representation of five teams, mainly Castellón.
Football career
Rosas was born in Málaga, Andalusia. Another product of FC Barcelona's prolific youth system, La Masia, he quickly excelled at its B-side, making his first-team debut on 15 May 1998 in a 1–4 home loss for the already crowned champions against UD Salamanca, in what would be his only La Liga appearance for the Catalans.
Released by Barça in 2000, Rosas joined another team in the top flight, Deportivo Alavés, but failed to appear regularly, being also loaned to second division's Salamanca in his second season. His career would be highly irregular in the following years, with outputs of less than five games – CD Numancia, Cádiz CF, both in the same level – and also playing with Girona FC in division three, with relegation.
Rosas then joined another club in the second tier, CD Castellón, in 2005–06. After a slow first year he became an undisputed starter, adding 16 league goals in the following three combined. On 7 September 2008, he scored twice – one from a penalty kick, one of his specialties– in a 2–0 home win against Celta de Vigo.
In early August 2010, after Murcia's relegation, 30-year-old Rosas joined former side Salamanca, penning a two-year contract. After meeting the same fate with the Castile and León club, he terminated his contract and moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing for FK Khazar Lankaran in Azerbaijan.
On 5 December 2012, Hércules CF hired both Rosas and Pablo Redondo, who were free agents.