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Pedro Rocha

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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)
National team
1961–1974 Uruguay 52 (17)
Teams managed
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
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
South American Championship
Winner 1967 Uruguay
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Pedro Rocha (3 December 1942 – 2 December 2013) was a former Uruguayan football player. He has played for Uruguay national team.

He died on 2 December 2013 in São Paulo of stomach cancer, one day before his 71st bithday.[1]

Club career statistics

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Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
BrazilLeague
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

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Uruguay national team
YearAppsGoals
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

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  1. "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.
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Pedro Rocha". www.national-football-teams.com.
  3. "Pedro Virgilio Rocha - International Appearances". www.rsssf.com.