Rolando Manrique Blackburn Ortega (born 9 January 1990) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for San Francisco and the Panama national team.
Born in San JoaquÃÂn, Panamá, he started his career at Tauro and had a spell abroad with Guatemalan side Juventud Retalteca, before joining Chorrillo after financial troubles struck Juventud.
In January 2012, he joined Slovak club Senica on loan from Chorrillo. Blackburn made his official debut for the club in 2âÂÂ0 win over Slovan Bratislava in quarterfinals round of the Slovak Cup, on 7 March 2012. He returned from loan after one and a half years in Europe.
Nicknamed el Toro (the Bull), he joined Guatemalan giants Comunicaciones in 2014 and scored 10 goals in his first season.
Blackburn made his debut for Panama in a December 2010 friendly match against Honduras. He represented his country at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana and the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
In May 2018, he was named in Panama's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. However, he did not make the final 23.
Born to parents Rolando and Vanesa, Blackburn is married to Yarkanis. They have a daughter.
Chorrillo
Comunicaciones
Deportivo Saprissa
Port
Panama