Augusto Rocha
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Augusto Francisco Rocha | ||
Date of birth | 7 February 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Macau | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1953–1955 | Sporting de Macau | ||
1955–1956 | Sporting CP | ||
1956–1971 | Académica | ||
International career | |||
1958–1963 | Portugal | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Augusto Francisco Rocha (born 7 February 1935 in Macau) is a former Portuguese footballer who played as a forward.
Football career
Rocha gained 7 caps for Portugal and made his debut 13 April 1958 in Madrid against Spain, in a 0-1 defeat.
Family
Rocha's mother was Luisa Hai, a Chinese woman moving to Macau from Guangdong in 1920s. Rocha's father was a Portuguese man travelling to Macau. Rocha was named Lo Sec (羅錫) in Chinese. His son Miguel Rocha was also a footballer. After retirement, Rocha opened the Lung Wah Cantonese restaurant in Coimbra in 1971.
External links
- Stats at Eu-Football
- Augusto Rocha at WorldFootball.net