Jose Francisco ‘Chetxu’ Rojo Arroita, one of the great players in the history of Athletic Club, which in 2023 will celebrate its 125th anniversary, He passed away this Friday at the age of 75.the rojiblanco club has confirmed to EFE.
Txetxu Rojo (Bilbao, 01-28-1947), also known as Rojo I because his brother José Ángel also played for Athletic, is the second player who has played the most games with the rojiblanco team shirtbehind other of the great legends of the entity, José Ángel ‘El Chopo’ Iribar.
The eldest of the Reds, who was in poor health some time ago, He played a total of 541 games in the 17 seasons in which he remained with the rojiblanco team, in which he scored a total of 68 goals.
A left-handed and very classy player, the extreme left or inside on that same side, he has two Cup titles to his credit, those of 1969 and 1973, in which Athletic defeated Elche and Castellón in finals, respectively. .
