Pedro Rocha (Uruguayan footballer)

Pedro Virgilio Rocha Franchetti (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo ˈrotʃa]; 3 December 1942 – 2 December 2013) was a Uruguayan footballer who played 52 games for the Uruguay national team between 1961 and 1974.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rocha and the second or maternal family name is Franchetti.
Pedro Rocha
Rocha c. 1966
Personal information
Full name Pedro Virgilio Rocha Franchetti
Date of birth (1942-12-03)3 December 1942
Place of birth Salto, Uruguay
Date of death 2 December 2013(2013-12-02) (aged 70)
Place of death São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) 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)
International career
1961–1974 Uruguay 52 (17)
Managerial career
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
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
South American Championship
Winner1967 Uruguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 Peñarol and São Paulo 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 1961 and 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]

Career statistics

Club Career stats
As of match played 18 July 2023
Club Season League State League Friendly Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Peñarol 1960 UPD ?0———-5
1961 ?1———-1
1962 ?8——6[lower-alpha 1]0-14
1963 ?18——4[lower-alpha 2]3-36
1964 ?10———-29
1965 ?15——9[lower-alpha 3]4-26
1966 ?3——16[lower-alpha 4]11[lower-alpha 5]-7
1967 ?6——4[lower-alpha 6]1-22
1968 ?8——14[lower-alpha 7]4[lower-alpha 8]--
1969 ?12——13[lower-alpha 9]8[lower-alpha 10]--
1970 ?1——6[lower-alpha 11]4-4
Subtotal 15782—--7235287234
São Paulo 1970 Série A 15400-0—-4
1971 1501954—-9
1972 1818214-010[lower-alpha 12]3-25
1973 3482067---21
1974 111226113[lower-alpha 13]7-15
1975 2233211-3—-17
1976 110229-6—-15
1977 003913-0—-13
Subtotal 136341755459212310393119
Coritiba 1978 Série A 201-6-1—-8
Palmeiras 1979 Série A 0000306[lower-alpha 14]191
Bangu 1980 Campeonato Carioca 00-3-2—-5
Monterrey 1979–80 Liga MX 30———30
Career total 416117-63-310146-367
  1. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  3. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  4. 14 Appearances in Copa Libertadores,2 Appearances in Intercontinental
  5. 10 Goals in Copa Libertadores,1 Goal in Intercontinental
  6. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  7. 10 Appearances in Copa Libertadores,4 Appearances in Intercontinental Champions' Supercup
  8. 1 Goal in Copa Libertadores,3 Goals in Intercontinental Champions' Supercup
  9. 7 Appearances in Copa Libertadores,6 Appearances in Intercontinental Champions' Supercup
  10. 2 Goals in Copa Libertadores,6 Goals in Intercontinental Champions' Supercup
  11. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  12. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  13. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  14. Appearances in Copa Libertadores

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uruguay[5] 196110
196250
196320
196400
196595
196671
1967108
196881
196951
197021
197100
197200
197300
197430
Total5217

Managerial statistics

[6]

Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Kyoto Purple Sanga 1997 1997 32 9 0 23 028.13
Total 32 9 0 23 028.13

Honours

Peñarol

São Paulo

Uruguay

Individual

References
  1. Uruguay record international footballers Archived June 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. rsssf. Retrieved on 2016-07-22.
  2. Copa América 1967. rsssf (2014-05-15). Retrieved on 2016-07-22.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "Pedro Rocha - AUF". Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  6. J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
  7. Osvaldo José Gorgazzi; José Luis Pierrend; Martín Tabeira (1999). Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) (ed.). "Supercopa 1969". Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  8. "IFFHS All-Time Uruguay Men's Dream Team". IFFHS. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
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