Piotr Rocki

Piotr Rocki (11 January 1974 – 1 June 2020[1]) was a Polish football player.

Piotr Rocki
Personal information
Full name Piotr Rocki
Date of birth (1974-01-11)11 January 1974
Place of birth Warsaw, Poland
Date of death 1 June 2020(2020-06-01) (aged 46)
Place of death Bytom, Poland
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker, Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1991 Polonez Warszawa
1991–1992 Marcovia Marki
1991–1993 Polonia Warsaw (youth)
1993–1994 Marcovia Marki
1993–1996 Polonia Warsaw 15 (1)
1996–1997 Hetman Zamość 0 (0)
1997–2000 Górnik Zabrze 79 (9)
2000–2001 Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski 3 (0)
2001–2003 Odra Wodzisław Śląski 51 (11)
2003–2004 Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski 28 (2)
2004–2005 Odra Wodzisław Śląski 24 (7)
2005–2008 Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski 75 (14)
2008 Legia Warsaw 16 (0)
2008–2010 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 22 (2)
2010–2012 Ruch Radzionków 58 (6)
2012–2013 GKS Tychy 30 (9)
2013–2014 Kolejarz Stróże 14 (1)
2014 Polonia Bytom 1 (0)
2014–2017 Ruch Radzionków
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2020

Career

Rocki was born in Warsaw. On 5 May 2008 he joined Legia Warsaw. Before he played for Polonez Warsaw, Marcovia Marki, Polonia Warsaw, Hetman Zamość, Górnik Zabrze, Odra Wodzisław Śląski and later for Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski.

For Odra, he played 75 matches scoring 18 goals, becoming a fan favorite.

Right before the 2008/2009 season he joined Legia Warsaw. During his 2nd match for Legia, Rocki scored the winning goal for his team in the Polish SuperCup against Wisła Kraków on 20 July 2008.

After the 2008/09 season he joined a Polish First League club Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała. Later he played in Polonia Bytom.[2]

On 31 May 2020, Rocki was rushed to the hospital in a serious condition after a brain aneurysm ruptured. One day later he passed away in the early hours of the evening.[1][3] He was aged 46. After the funeral, the urn with the footballer's ashes was buried in St. Francis Parish cemetery in Zabrze.[4]

Achievements

References
  1. "Piotr Rocki nie żyje". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. Trzech nowych piłkarzy w Polonii Bytom, 90minut.pl, 2014-01-23 (in Polish)
  3. "Piotr Rocki nie żyje. Były piłkarz Groclinu, Odry i Legii miał 46 lat". Sport.pl (in Polish). 2020-06-02. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  4. "Tłumy kibiców na pogrzebie Piotra Rockiego. Byli reprezentanci Polski pożegnali przyjaciela". Sport.pl (in Polish). 2020-06-06. Retrieved 2023-07-09.


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