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 | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder (retired) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959-1969 1970-1977 1978 1979 |
Peñarol São Paulo Coritiba Palmeiras | ||
| National team | |||
| 1961-1974 | Uruguay | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1988-1989 1997 |
Sporting Portugal Kyoto Purple Sanga | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He died on 2 December 2013 in São Paulo, one day before completing 71 years from stomach cancer.[1]
Club career statistics
| Club statistics | 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.
- Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Pedro Rocha". www.national-football-teams.com.
- "Pedro Virgilio Rocha - International Appearances". www.rsssf.com.
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