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Francesco Rocca (Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃesko ˈrɔkka]; born 2 August 1954)[1] is an Italian professional football coach and former player, who played as a defender. He spent his entire career with Italian club Roma, where he won the Coppa Italia twice. He was the coach of the Italy national under-20 football team from 2008 until 2011.[2] He also led the Italy Olympic side to a fourth-place ranking at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Francesco Rocca

Rocca with Roma in 1974
Personal information
Date of birth	(1954-08-02) 2 August 1954 (age 67)
Place of birth	San Vito Romano, Italy
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1981	Roma	141	(0)
National team
1973	Italy U-21	1	(0)
1974–1976	Italy	18	(1)
Teams managed
1988	Italy Olympic
1995–1997	Italy U-18 (equivalent to current U-19 )
1996–1998	Italy U-17 (equivalent to current U-18 )
2000–2004	Italy U-20
2004–2006	Italy U-17
2006–2007	Italy U-18
2006–2008	Italy U-19
2008–2011	Italy U-20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in the San Vito Romano village 40 km from Rome, Rocca played his club football exclusively for Roma from 1972 to 1981. Rocca played 163 games for Roma, including 141 games in Serie A[2] and 22 in the Coppa Italia cup – winning the later competition for two consecutive years between 1980 and 1981 – but did not score any goals for the club.

International career

Rocca played 18 games for the Italy national football team from 1974 to 1976, and scored a goal for Italy against the United States national soccer team.[3]

At the age of 26, a serious injury forced Rocca to retire.[2]

Managerial career

As a manager, Rocca took Italy to a fourth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[4] He also led the U-19 team which finished as the runner-up in the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. After the tournament he changed to being a coach of the U-20 team, and led his team to the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

He is one of eleven members of the Hall of Fame of A.S. Roma.[5]

Style of play

Rocca was nicknamed "Kawasaki" (after the Japanese brand of motor bikes) because of his pace, work-rate, energy, and durability in the left-back position; he was also an accurate crosser of the ball.[6][7][8]

Honours

Club

Roma

• Coppa Italia: 1979–80, 1980–81

Individual

• A.S. Roma Hall of Fame: 2012[5]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Francesco Rocca

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[fr] Francesco Rocca

Francesco Rocca né le 2 août 1954 à San Vito Romano est un footballeur international italien devenu entraîneur .

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[it] Francesco Rocca

Francesco Rocca, detto Kawasaki (San Vito Romano, 2 agosto 1954), è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore italiano, coordinatore dell'Italia U-15.

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[ru] Рокка, Франческо

Франче́ско Ро́кка (итал. Francesco Rocca; род. 2 августа 1954, Сан-Вито-Романо, Италия) — итальянский футболист и футбольный тренер. Выступал за «Рому» и национальную сборную Италии[1].

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