Luís Rocha (footballer, born 1986)

Luís Carlos Rocha Rodrigues (born 13 August 1986), known as Rocha, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for G.D. Chaves as a central defender.

Luís Rocha
Personal information
Full name Luís Carlos Rocha Rodrigues[1]
Date of birth (1986-08-13) 13 August 1986[1]
Place of birth Guimarães, Portugal[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Chaves
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 5 (1)
2019–2020 Famalicão 10 (2)
2019–2020 → Farense (loan) 24 (3)
2020– Chaves 15 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 January 2021

Club 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[2] and scoring his first goal on 5 October to help the visitors defeat FC Porto B 2–1.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

References
  1. "Luís Rocha" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "Feirense-Belenenses, 1–4 (crónica)" [Feirense-Belenenses, 1–4 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  7. "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.
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