Pedro Rocha (Uruguayan footballer)
![]() Rocha c. 1966 | |||||||||||||||||
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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
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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. Nicknamed "el Verdugo" ("the Executioner"), he was a highly skillful midfielder and a prolific goalscorer, regarded by Pelé as "one of the 5 best players in the world"[1]. He was listed by the IFFHS as the 37th greatest South American player of the XXth century.[2][3]
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.[4]
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.[5] He died on 2 December 2013 in São Paulo, one day before completing 71 years.[6]
Career statistics
Club Career stats
Club | Season | League | State League | Friendly | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Peñarol | 1960 | UPD | ? | 0 | — | — | — | - | 5 | |||
1961 | ? | 1 | — | — | — | - | 1 | |||||
1962 | ? | 8 | — | — | 6[a] | 0 | - | 14 | ||||
1963 | ? | 18 | — | — | 4[b] | 3 | - | 36 | ||||
1964 | ? | 10 | — | — | — | - | 29 | |||||
1965 | ? | 15 | — | — | 9[c] | 4 | - | 26 | ||||
1966 | ? | 3 | — | — | 16[d] | 11[e] | - | 7 | ||||
1967 | ? | 6 | — | — | 4[f] | 1 | - | 22 | ||||
1968 | ? | 8 | — | — | 14[g] | 4[h] | - | - | ||||
1969 | ? | 12 | — | — | 13[i] | 8[j] | - | - | ||||
1970 | ? | 1 | — | — | 6[k] | 4 | - | 4 | ||||
Subtotal | 157 | 82 | — | - | - | 72 | 35 | 287 | 234 | |||
São Paulo | 1970 | Série A | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | — | - | 4 | |
1971 | 15 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 4 | — | - | 9 | ||||
1972 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 4 | - | 0 | 10[l] | 3 | - | 25 | ||
1973 | 34 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 7 | - | - | - | 21 | |||
1974 | 11 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 13[m] | 7 | - | 15 | |||
1975 | 22 | 3 | 32 | 11 | - | 3 | — | - | 17 | |||
1976 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 9 | - | 6 | — | - | 15 | |||
1977 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 13 | - | 0 | — | - | 13 | |||
Subtotal | 136 | 34 | 175 | 54 | 59 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 393 | 119 | ||
Coritiba | 1978 | Série A | 20 | 1 | - | 6 | - | 1 | — | - | 8 | |
Palmeiras | 1979 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[n] | 1 | 9 | 1 |
Bangu | 1980 | Campeonato Carioca | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | - | 2 | — | - | 5 | |
Monterrey | 1979–80 | Liga MX | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Career total | 416 | 117 | - | 63 | - | 3 | 101 | 46 | - | 367 |
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ 14 Appearances in Copa Libertadores,2 Appearances in Intercontinental
- ^ 10 Goals in Copa Libertadores,1 Goal in Intercontinental
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ 10 Appearances in Copa Libertadores,4 Appearances in Intercontinental Champions' Supercup
- ^ 1 Goal in Copa Libertadores,3 Goals in Intercontinental Champions' Supercup
- ^ 7 Appearances in Copa Libertadores,6 Appearances in Intercontinental Champions' Supercup
- ^ 2 Goals in Copa Libertadores,6 Goals in Intercontinental Champions' Supercup
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Uruguay[7] | 1961 | 1 | 0 |
1962 | 5 | 0 | |
1963 | 2 | 0 | |
1964 | 0 | 0 | |
1965 | 9 | 5 | |
1966 | 7 | 1 | |
1967 | 10 | 8 | |
1968 | 8 | 1 | |
1969 | 5 | 1 | |
1970 | 2 | 1 | |
1971 | 0 | 0 | |
1972 | 0 | 0 | |
1973 | 0 | 0 | |
1974 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 52 | 17 |
Managerial statistics
[8]
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Kyoto Purple Sanga | 1997 | 1997 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 028.13 |
Total | 32 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 028.13 |
Honours
Peñarol
- Primera División: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968[citation needed]
- Copa Libertadores: 1960, 1961, 1966[citation needed]
- Intercontinental Cup: 1961, 1966[citation needed]
- Intercontinental Champions' Supercup: 1969[9]
São Paulo
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1977[citation needed]
- Campeonato Paulista: 1971, 1975[citation needed]
Uruguay
Individual
- Uruguayan Primera División Top Scorer: 1963, 1965, 1968
- Copa América Best Player: 1967
- Intercontinental Champions' Supercup Top Scorer: 1968, 1969
- Campeonato Brasileiro Top Scorer: 1972
- Bola de Prata: 1973
- Copa Libertadores Top Scorer: 1974
- IFFHS Uruguayan Men's Dream Team (Team B)[10]
References
- ^ "PEDRO ROCHA: ídolo do futebol uruguaio que brilhou no São Paulo F.C. – Memórias do Esporte" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ^ Uruguay record international footballers Archived June 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. rsssf. Retrieved on 2016-07-22.
- ^ "IFFHS' Century Elections". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ^ Copa América 1967. rsssf (2014-05-15). Retrieved on 2016-07-22.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Pedro Rocha - AUF". Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
- ^ Osvaldo José Gorgazzi; José Luis Pierrend; Martín Tabeira (1999). Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) (ed.). "Supercopa 1969". Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "IFFHS All-Time Uruguay Men's Dream Team". IFFHS. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
External links
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- Profile at Futbol Factory at archive.today (archived May 12, 2007) (in Spanish)
- Pedro Rocha – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Pedro Rocha manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
Preceded by | Brazilian Championship Top Scorer 1972 | Succeeded by Ramon |