Pedro Rocha
| 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 | Second Striker / Offensive Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1959–1970 | Peñarol | ||
| 1970–1977 | São Paulo | ||
| 1978 | Palmeiras | ||
| 1979 | Coritiba | ||
| 1979 | Bangu | ||
| 1979–1980 | Neza | ||
| 1980 | Monterrey | ||
| National team | |||
| 1961–1974 | Uruguay | 52 | (17) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1981 | Inter de Limeira | ||
| 1981 | Taubaté | ||
| 1987 | Botafogo-SP | ||
| 1987 | Coritiba | ||
| 1987 | Guarani | ||
| 1988 | Mogi Mirim | ||
| 1988 | Portuguesa | ||
| 1988–1989 | Sporting | ||
| 1990–1991 | Vitória de Guimarães | ||
| 1996 | Internacional | ||
| 1997 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | ||
| 1998 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 1999 | Ituano | ||
| 2000 | Caldense | ||
| 2000 | XV de Piracicaba | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rocha and the second or maternal family name is Franchetti.
Pedro Virgilio Rocha Franchetti (3 December 1942 – 2 December 2013) was a former Uruguayan footballer who played 52 games for the Uruguay national team between 1961 and 1974.[1] Usually a playmaker, Pedro Rocha is one Uruguay's greatest footballers and was noted for his technique, passing abilities and free kick ability.
Biography
He is the only player to appear in four consecutive World Cups for the Uruguay national football team: 1962, 1966, 1970 and 1974. He also played in the Copa América in 1967.[2]
At club level he played most of his career for C.A. Peñarol and São Paulo F.C. in Brazil.
During his time with Peñarol, the club won 8 Uruguayan league titles (1959–1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968), three Copa Libertadores (1960, 1961 & 1966) the Copa Intercontinental in 1966 and two editions of the Uruguayan Copa Competencia in 1964 and 1967.
In 1970 Rocha joined São Paulo F.C. where he helped the team obtain the Campeonato Paulista in 1971 and 1975. He was the championship top scorer in 1972. In 1977, his final year with the club they became national champions for the first time in their history.
Later in his career he played for Coritiba where he won Campeonato Paranaense championship, Palmeiras and Bangu in Brazil. His last clubs were Deportivo Neza and Monterrey in Mexico in 1979 and 1980.
He coached Japan's J. League club Kyoto Purple Sanga in 1997.
He suffered from mesencephalic atrophy, a serious degenerative illness that affected his speech and his movements, paralyzing part of his body and confining him to a wheelchair.[3] He died on 2 December 2013 in São Paulo, one day before completing 71 years.[4]
References
- ↑ rsssf: Uruguay record international footballers
- ↑ rsssf: Copa América 1967
- ↑ "Al cumplir 70 años, San Pablo inició campaña para mejorar la situación de Rocha" [At age 70, San Pablo begins campaign to improve Rocha's situation] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 9 December 2012.
- ↑ "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.
External links
- (Spanish) Profile at Futbol Factory
- Pedro Rocha Liga MX stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
| Preceded by Dadá Maravilha |
Brazilian Championship Top Scorer 1972 |
Succeeded by Ramon |
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