Pedro Rocha
Pedro Rocha (3 December 1942 – 2 December 2013) was a former Uruguayan football player. He has played for Uruguay national team.
 Rocha c. 1966 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Virgilio Rocha Franchetti | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Salto, Uruguay | ||
| Date of death | 2 December 2013 (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder/Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1970 | Peñarol | 159 | (81) |
| 1970–1977 | São Paulo | 393 | (119) |
| 1978 | Coritiba | 20 | (1) |
| 1979 | Palmeiras | ||
| 1980 | Bangu | ||
| 1979–1980 | Neza | ||
| 1980 | Monterrey | 3 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1961–1974 | Uruguay | 52 | (17) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1981 | Inter de Limeira | ||
| 1981 | Taubaté | ||
| 1983 | Inter de Limeira | ||
| 1987 | Botafogo-SP | ||
| 1987 | Coritiba | ||
| 1987 | Guarani | ||
| 1988 | Mogi Mirim | ||
| 1988 | Portuguesa | ||
| 1988–1989 | Sporting CP | ||
| 1990 | Mogi Mirim | ||
| 1990–1991 | Vitória de Guimarães | ||
| 1991 | Mogi Mirim | ||
| 1991–1992 | Noroeste | ||
| 1992 | Novorizontino | ||
| 1995 | Mogi Mirim | ||
| 1996 | Internacional | ||
| 1997 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | ||
| 1998 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 1999 | Ituano | ||
| 2000 | Caldense | ||
| 2000 | XV de Piracicaba | ||
| 2000 | Ipatinga | ||
| 2001 | Mogi Mirim | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He died on 2 December 2013 in São Paulo of stomach cancer, one day before his 71st bithday.[1]
Club career statistics
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Brazil | League | |||
| 1971 | São Paulo | Série A | 15 | 0 |
| 1972 | 18 | 17 | ||
| 1973 | 34 | 8 | ||
| 1974 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 1975 | 22 | 3 | ||
| 1976 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | Coritiba | Série A | 20 | 1 |
| 1979 | Palmeiras | Série A | 0 | 0 |
| Country | Brazil | 131 | 30 | |
| Total | 131 | 30 | ||
International career statistics
| Uruguay national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 5 | 0 |
| 1963 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | 9 | 5 |
| 1966 | 7 | 1 |
| 1967 | 10 | 8 |
| 1968 | 8 | 0 |
| 1969 | 5 | 1 |
| 1970 | 2 | 1 |
| 1971 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 52 | 17 |
References
- ↑ "Ídolo do São Paulo e do Uruguai, Pedro Rocha morre aos 70 anos" [Idol of São Paulo and Uruguay, Pedro Rocha dies at 70] (in Portuguese). Sportv. 2 December 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Pedro Rocha". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ↑ "Pedro Virgilio Rocha - International Appearances". www.rsssf.com.
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