Luís Rocha (footballer, born 1986)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luís Carlos Rocha Rodrigues | ||
Date of birth | 13 August 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Guimarães, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Minsk | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2005 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
2001–2002 | → Amigos Urgeses (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Torcatense | 18 | (3) |
2006–2007 | Oliveirense | ||
2007–2009 | Mirandela | 31 | (6) |
2009–2011 | Merelinense | 55 | (5) |
2011–2012 | Lousada | 27 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Vizela | 27 | (2) |
2013–2014 | Covilhã | 36 | (2) |
2014–2016 | Freamunde | 72 | (4) |
2016–2018 | Feirense | 42 | (5) |
2018– | Dinamo Minsk | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2018 |
Luís Carlos Rocha Rodrigues (born 13 August 1986), known as Rocha, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Belarusian club FC Dinamo Minsk as a central defender.
Football career
Born in Guimarães, Rocha competed in lower league and amateur football until the age of 26, starting out at Grupo Desportivo União Torcatense. In 2013 he signed with Segunda Liga club S.C. Covilhã, making his debut in the competition on 11 August of that year in a 0–1 away loss against C.S. Marítimo B[1] and scoring his first goal on 5 October to help the visitors defeat FC Porto B 2–1.[2]
On 9 June 2016, after a further two seasons in the second level with S.C. Freamunde, Rocha joined C.D. Feirense on a one-year contract.[3] His first match in the Primeira Liga took place on 15 August, when he played the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away win over G.D. Estoril Praia;[4] he added a further 17 appearances until the end of the campaign, helping to an eighth-place finish.
Rocha scored his first goal in the Portuguese top flight on 24 September 2017, but in a 1–4 home loss to C.F. Os Belenenses.[5] In his second, the hosts won 1–0 but he was also sent off in the 36th minute of the fixture against Rio Ave FC.[6]
References
- ^ "Marítimo B-Sp. Covilhã, 1–0: Edivândio resolveu" [Marítimo B-Sp. Covilhã, 1–0: Edivândio decided it]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 August 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "FC Porto B perde no último lance do jogo" [FC Porto B lose in game's last play] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Feirense: Luís Rocha (ex-Freamunde) contratado para a defesa" [Feirense: Luís Rocha (ex-Freamunde) hired for defence] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Feirense vence no regresso à I Liga" [Feirense win in return to I League]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 15 August 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Feirense-Belenenses, 1–4 (crónica)" [Feirense-Belenenses, 1–4 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "VÍDEO Vermelhos, golo anulado e nove contra nove: o acidentado Feirense-Rio Ave" [VIDEO Reds, disallowed goal and nine against nine: the rocky Feirense-Rio Ave]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 21 October 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
External links
- Template:TheFinalBall
- Luís Rocha at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Luís Rocha at Soccerway
- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Guimarães
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football defenders
- Primeira Liga players
- Segunda Liga players
- Portuguese Second Division players
- Vitória S.C. players
- F.C. Vizela players
- S.C. Covilhã players
- S.C. Freamunde players
- C.D. Feirense players
- FC Dinamo Minsk players
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Belarus