Rolando Blackburn

Rolando Manrique Blackburn Ortega (born 9 January 1990) is a Panamanian football player who plays for The Strongest.

Not to be confused with Rolando Blackman.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Blackburn and the second or maternal family name is Ortega.
Rolando Blackburn
Personal information
Full name Rolando Manrique Blackburn Ortega
Date of birth (1990-01-09) 9 January 1990
Place of birth San Joaquín, Panama
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 The Strongest
Number 99
Youth career
Tauro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Tauro 4 (0)
2010 Juventud Retalteca ? (3)
2011–2014 Chorrillo 40 (14)
2012–2013 → Senica (loan) 41 (15)
2014–2018 Comunicaciones 88 (34)
2016–2017 → Deportivo Saprissa (loan) 27 (8)
2017 → Sporting Cristal (loan) 10 (4)
2017–2018 → Chorrillo (loan) 30 (14)
2018– The Strongest 73 (51)
2019 → Port (loan) 12 (4)
National team‡
2010 Panama U-21 2 (1)
2011 Panama U-23 4 (3)
2010– Panama 37 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:07, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Born in San Joaquín, Panamá,[1] he started his career at Tauro and had a spell abroad with Guatemalan side Juventud Retalteca,[2] before joining Chorrillo after financial troubles struck Juventud.

FK Senica

In January 2012, he joined Slovak club Senica on loan from Chorrillo.[3] Blackburn made his official debut for the club in 2–0 win over Slovan Bratislava in quarterfinals round of the Slovak Cup, on 7 March 2012.[4] He returned from loan after one and a half year in Europe.

Comunicaciones

Nicknamed el Toro (the Bull), he joined Guatemalan giants Comunicaciones in 2014 and scored 10 goals in his first season.[1]

International career

He made his debut for Panama in a December 2010 friendly match against Honduras and has, as of 1 May 2015, earned a total of 17 caps, scoring 3 goals. He represented his country at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana[5] and the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]

In May 2018 he was named in Panama's preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[7] However, he did not make the final 23.[8]

International goals
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[9]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 November 2011Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Dominica1–03–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.11 September 2012 Canada1–02–0
3.1 June 2013 Peru1–01–1Friendly
4.8 September 2015Polideportivo Cachamay, Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela Venezuela1–01–1
5.16 October 2018Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan, South Korea South Korea2–22–2
6.5 September 2019Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda Bermuda2–04–12019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A

Personal life

Born to parents Rolando and Vanesa, Blackburn is married to Yarkanis. They have a daughter.[10]

Honours
N.º Title Club County Year
1 Torneo de Apertura Chorrillo F.C. Panamá 2011
2 Torneo de Clausura Chorrillo F.C. Panamá 2014
3 Torneo de Apertura Comunicaciones F.C. Guatemala 2014
4 Torneo de Clausura Comunicaciones F.C. Guatemala 2015
5 Campeonato de Invierno Deportivo Saprissa Costa Rica 2016
6 Torneo de Apertura Chorrillo F.C. Panamá 2017
7 Thai FA Cup Port Football Club 2019

References
  1. La historia de vida de Rolando el Toro Blackburn - Prensa Libre (in Spanish)
  2. Rolando Blackburn la nueva generación de la selección panameña - DiarioPro (in Spanish)
  3. Panamá: Rolando Blackburn buscará probar suerte en Eslovaquia 20.11.2011, goal.com
  4. Senica o krok bližšie k postupu 09.03.2012, profutbal.sk
  5. Nomina Oficial de la Seleccion de Panama para la Copa CA 2013 - UNCAF
  6. Final 2013 Gold Cup rosters revealed Archived 2015-01-10 at the Wayback Machine - CONCACAF
  7. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
  8. http://www.espn.co.uk/football/panama/story/3513736/panamas-final-world-cup-squad-includes-six-mls-players
  9. "Blackburn, Rolando". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  10. - Nuestro Diario
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