| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rolando Aníbal Azas Velazco | ||
| Date of birth | (1971-01-22) 22 January 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Pilar, Ñeembucú, Paraguay | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| Capitán Bado | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1989 | Capitán Bado | ||
| 1989–1991 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| 1992 | Oriente Petrolero | ||
| 1992 | Libertad | ||
| 1993 | Cobreloa | 16 | (3) |
| 1994–1995 | Provincial Osorno | 57 | (12) |
| 1996 | Regional Atacama | 23 | (4) |
| 1997 | Libertad | ||
| 1998–1999 | O'Higgins | 66 | (9) |
| 2000 | Everton | 11 | (2) |
| 2001 | Chinese football | ||
| 2002 | Santiago Morning | 14 | (0) |
| 2004 | Deportivo Quevedo | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Universidad Católica (youth) | ||
| 2013 | Deportivo Quevedo (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Delfín (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | Fuerza Amarilla (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Delfín (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | LDU Portoviejo (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Manta | ||
| 2018–2019 | Delfín (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Barcelona SC (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Atlético Samborondón | ||
| 2023–2024 | Naranja Mekánica | ||
| 2024 | LDU Portoviejo (assistant) | ||
| 2024 | Delfín (assistant) | ||
| 2025 | Resistencia (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rolando Aníbal Azas Velazco (born 22 January 1971) is a Paraguayan football manager and former footballer who played as a forward and defender.
Club career
Born in Pilar, Paraguay, Azas made his senior debut with the local club, Capitán Bado, aged 15, and later represented the Pilar city team. In 1989, he signed with Paraguayan giant Cerro Porteño.[1] After a stint with Bolivian club Oriente Petrolero in 1992, he returned to his homeland with Libertad.[2][3] He had another stint with Libertad in 1997.[4]
Azas stood out in Chilean football, where he came in 1993 to Cobreloa. The next years, he played for Provincial Osorno,[5][6] Regional Atacama, O'Higgins,[7] Everton and Santiago Morning, mainly in the top level.[8][9]
Azas also had a 7-month stint in Chinese football in 2001[2][3] and won the 2004 Ecuadorian Serie B with Deportivo Quevedo, his last club.[4][10]
In 2001, Azas suffered a thrombosis in his left leg which accelerated his retirement.[11]
Style of play
Azas developed his career as a forward since his youth career until 1998 as player of O'Higgins. That season, he replaced a fellow defender and kept that position until his retirement.[2][3][7]
Coaching career
In 2011, Azas started a football academy for the Universidad Católica youth system in Osorno, Chile alongside the former Chilean footballer Carlos Cáceres.[12]
Azas has mainly developed a career as an assistant coach for Ecuadorian clubs such as Delfín, Fuerza Amarilla, Barcelona, among others.[2][3][6][8]
As head coach, Azas coached Manta in 2017–18,[11] Atlético Samborondón [es] in 2022[4][13] and Naranja Mekánica in 2023–24.[14][15]
In 2025, Azas served as assistant coach of Hugo Ovelar in Paraguayan club Resistencia.[16]
References
- ^ "Duende travieso con el balón y la vida". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). 4 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
Agregó: "De ese equipo fuimos cuatro jugadores a clubes de la capital. Rolando Azás y yo fuimos a Cerro Porteño,
- ^ a b c d ""En China comí ranas y culebras"". Crónica (in Spanish). 5 April 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ a b c d Flor, Andrea (20 August 2021). "Rolando Azas, la mano derecha de Fabián Bustos que 'sobrevivió' al terremoto de 2016". Área Chica (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ a b c "¡BIENVENIDO PROFE!" (in Spanish). Club Atlético Samborondón. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ "Caricaturas Idolos Provincial Osorno". Todos Toros!! (in Spanish). 23 January 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Desde Ecuador ex jugador de Provincial Osorno relata el complejo escenario que vive el país por el Covid-19". soychile.cl (in Spanish). 9 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Historia - EL RETORNO A LA SERIE DE HONOR". O'Higgins FC (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ a b Olea, Nicolás (29 September 2021). "Rolando Azás, un pedacito de Chile en la gloria de Barcelona de Guayaquil en Copa Libertadores: "Hay mucha planificación e ilusión"". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ Romero, Jorge (21 February 2024). "Es paraguayo y triunfó en el fútbol chileno: "Me hubiera gustado jugar en la U; tiene la hinchada más grande del país"". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ "Duarte, Azás y el entrenador Aranda ascienden a primera". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). 9 November 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Azás, nuevo DT del Manta". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). 20 July 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ "El 1 de octubre parte la filial de la Universidad Católica en Osorno". SoyChile (in Spanish). 8 September 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "Rolando Azas ya tiene equipo tras dejar Barcelona". Ecuagol (in Spanish). 29 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ "'Loco' Álvez refuerza Naranja Mekánica y mete miedo en Segunda Categoría". El Canal del futbol (in Spanish). 18 September 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
ya sabe lo que es trabajar con Rolando Azas, su actual DT.
- ^ "Declaraciones del profesor Rolando Azas de cara al inicio de los Play Offs. 🎙️🎥" (in Spanish). Naranja Mekanica FC EC. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ "Damos la bienvenida a nuestro nuevo DT Hugo Marcelo Ovelar 🙌🏻" (in Spanish). Resistencia Sport Club. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
External links
- Rolando Azas at WorldFootball.net
