Rocco Placentino
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 February 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | 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) |
| 2012–2013 | Saint-Léonard | 21 | (9) |
| 2014 | Montréal-Nord | 4 | (1) |
| Total | 231 | (46) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002 | Canada U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Canada U23 | 7 | (2) |
| 2005 | Canada | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:14, 7 March 2011 (UTC) | |||
Rocco Placentino (born 25 February 1982) is a Canadian retired international soccer player. He is currently the technical director of Canadian club CS Saint-Laurent.[1]
Career
Club
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Placentino spent most of his early career in the Italian lower leagues, representing Avellino, Teramo, Cavese, Gualdo, Massese and Gubbio.[2]
On 22 May 2008, Placentino returned to his hometown team, the Montreal Impact, having originally left the team for Italy six seasons previously.[3] During the 2009 USL season, Placentino scored a goal in the playoff quarterfinal match against the Charleston Battery.[4] On 26 November 2009, Placentino signed a two-season contract with the Impact.[5]
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.[6]
References
- ^ "Technical Directors- Soccer Saint-Laurent". Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ Rocco Placentino at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "QUEBEC NATIVE ROCCO PLACENTINO BACK WITH THE IMPACT". Montreal Impact official website. 22 May 2008. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011.
- ^ "QUEBEC Charleston Battery at Montreal Impact, 0:2". United Soccer Leagues. 24 September 2009. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012.
- ^ "ADAM BRAZ AND ROCCO PLACENTINO BACK FOR TWO SEASONS". Montreal Impact official website. 26 November 2009. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011.
- ^ "Profile". Canadian Soccer Association. Archived from the original on 2010-08-10.
- 1982 births
- U.S. Avellino 1912 players
- A.S. Gubbio 1910 players
- Association football midfielders
- Canada men's international soccer players
- Canada men's under-23 international soccer players
- Canada men's youth international soccer players
- Canadian expatriate soccer players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Canadian people of Italian descent
- Canadian soccer players
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Living people
- Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players
- Soccer people from Quebec
- Sportspeople from Montreal
- U.S. Massese 1919 players
- USL First Division players
- USSF Division 2 Professional League players
- Serie B players
- Première Ligue de soccer du Québec players