Ángel Arocha

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arocha and the second or maternal family name is Guillén.

Angel Arocha Guillen (23 June 1907 – 2 September 1938), commonly known as Arocha, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward. Arocha began his career with CD Tenerife then he played for FC Barcelona between 1927 and 1933.

Ángel Arocha

Ángel Arocha in 1929
Personal information
Full name	Ángel Arocha Guillén
Date of birth	(1907-06-23)23 June 1907
Place of birth	Tenerife, Spain
Date of death	2 September 1938(1938-09-02) (aged 31)
Place of death	Balaguer, Spain
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1925–1927	Tenerife	77	(73)
1927–1933	Barcelona	60	(49)
1933–1936	Atlético Madrid	32	(7)
International career
1931	Spain	2	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arocha scored 203 goals in 210 matches played with FC Barcelona.

After playing for Barça he moved to Atlético de Aviación. He died in Balaguer during the Spanish Civil War.

Honours

FC Barcelona

• La Liga (1): 1929
• Copa del Rey (1): 1928

External links

• Ángel Arocha at BDFutbol
• Spain stats at BDFutbol
• Ángel Arocha at CD Tenerife.es Archived 24 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)