Rocco Placentino

Rocco Placentino

Personal information
Date of birth	25 February 1982 (1982-02-25)
Place of birth	Montreal, Canada
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2003	Montreal Impact	30	(2)
2003	Avellino	1	(0)
2003–2004	Teramo	10	(0)
2004–2005	Cavese	30	(7)
2005–2006	Gualdo	28	(10)
2006–2007	Massese	18	(3)
2007–2008	Gubbio	24	(7)
2008–2010	Montreal Impact	65	(7)
National team
2002	Canada U20	1	(0)
2002–2004	Canada U23	7	(2)
2005	Canada	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:14, 7 March 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Rocco Placentino (born 25 February 1982) is a Canadian international soccer player who plays as a midfielder. He is currently without a club

Career

Club

Born in Montreal, Placentino spent most of his early career in the Italian lower leagues, representing Avellino, Teramo, Cavese, Gualdo, Massese and Gubbio.

On 22 May 2008, Placentino returned to his hometown team, the Montreal Impact, having originally left the team for Italy six seasons previously. During the 2009 USL season, Placentino scored a goal in the playoff quarterfinal match against the Charleston Battery. On 26 November 2009, Placentino signed a two-season contract with the Impact.

International

Placentino represented Canada at youth level, and earned one cap for the senior team on 3 September 2005, in a 2-1 friendly loss over Spain.