Uruguayan footballer (1942-2013)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Rocha and the second or maternal family name is
Franchetti .
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]
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
International
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Uruguay [5]
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
[6]
Team
From
To
Record
G
W
D
L
Win %
Kyoto Purple Sanga
1997
1997
32
9
0
23
0 28.13
Total
32
9
0
23
0 28.13
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 [7]
São Paulo
Uruguay
Individual
References
External links
Pedro Rocha international tournaments
Awards
Unofficial award Official award 1 Messi was given the 2015 award, but rejected it. Argentina's staff was to receive the award.
1960 : Spencer
1961 : Panzutto
1962 : Coutinho , Raymondi & Spencer
1963 : Sanfilippo
1964 : Rodríguez
1965 : Pelé
1966 : Onega
1967 : Raffo
1968 : Tupãzinho
1969 : Ferrero
1970 : Bertocchi & Más
1971 : Artime & Castronovo
1972 : Cubillas , Ramírez , Rojas & Toninho Guerreiro
1973 : Caszely
1974 : Morena , Rocha & Terto
1975 : Morena & Ramírez
1976 : Palhinha
1977 : Scotta
1978 : La Rosa & Scotta
1979 : Miltão & Oré
1980 : Victorino
1981 : Zico
1982 : Morena
1983 : Luzardo
1984 : Tita
1985 : Sánchez
1986 : de Lima
1987 : Gareca
1988 : Iguarán
1989 : Aguilera & Amarilla
1990 : Samaniego
1991 : Gaúcho
1992 : Palhinha
1993 : Almada
1994 : Rivas
1995 : Jardel
1996 : de Ávila
1997 : Acosta
1998 : Sérgio João
1999 : Bonilla , Fernando Baiano , Gauchinho , Morán & Sosa
2000 : Luizão
2001 : Lopes
2002 : Rodrigo Mendes
2003 : M. Delgado & Ricardo Oliveira
2004 : Luís Fabiano
2005 : Salcedo
2006 : Aloísio , F. Borja , Calderón , A. Delgado , Ereros , Farías , Fernandão , Marcinho , Nilmar , Montenegro , Pavone , Quinteros , Urrutia & Washington
2007 : Cabañas
2008 : Cabañas & Moreno
2009 : Boselli
2010 : Thiago Ribeiro
2011 : Nanni & Wallyson
2012 : Alustiza & Neymar
2013 : Jô
2014 : Dos Santos & Olivera
2015 : Bou
2016 : Calleri
2017 : Sand
2018 : M. Borja & Morelo
2019 : Gabriel
2020 : Martínez
2021 : Gabriel
2022 : Pedro
2023 : Cano
2024 : TBA