Pedro Rocha (Uruguayan footballer)

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
Winner 1967 Uruguay
*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

Club Season League State league Friendly Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Peñarol 1960 Uruguayan Primera División ? 0 — — — - 5
1961 ? 1 — — — - 1
1962 ? 8 — — 6[a] 0 - 14
1963 ? 18 — — 4[a] 3 - 36
1964 ? 10 — — — - 29
1965 ? 15 — — 9[a] 4 - 26
1966 ? 3 — — 16[b] 11 - 7
1967 ? 6 — — 4[a] 1 - 22
1968 ? 8 — — 14[c] 4 - -
1969 ? 12 — — 13[d] 8 - -
1970 ? 1 — — 6[a] 4 - 4
Total 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[a] 3 - 25
1973 34 8 20 6 7 - - - 21
1974 11 1 22 6 1 13[a] 7 - 15
1975 22 3 32 11 - 3 — - 17
1976 11 0 22 9 - 6 — - 15
1977 0 0 39 13 - 0 — - 13
Total 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[a] 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
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Fourteen appearances and ten goals in Copa Libertadores, two appearances and one goal in Intercontinental Cup
  3. ^ Ten appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, four appearances and three goals in Intercontinental Champions' Supercup
  4. ^ Seven appearances and two goals in Copa Libertadores, six appearances and six goals in Intercontinental Champions' Supercup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
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
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

São Paulo

Uruguay

Individual

References

  1. ^ "PEDRO ROCHA: ídolo do futebol uruguaio que brilhou no São Paulo F.C. – Memórias do Esporte" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 December 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  2. ^ Uruguay record international footballers Archived June 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. rsssf. Retrieved on 2016-07-22.
  3. ^ "IFFHS' Century Elections". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. ^ Copa América 1967. rsssf (2014-05-15). Retrieved on 2016-07-22.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Pedro Rocha - AUF". Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  8. ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
  9. ^ Osvaldo José Gorgazzi; José Luis Pierrend; Martín Tabeira (1999). Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) (ed.). "Supercopa 1969". Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  10. ^ "IFFHS All-Time Uruguay Men's Dream Team". IFFHS. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
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Preceded by Brazilian Championship Top Scorer
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