Pedro Rocha (Uruguayan footballer)

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

Pedro Virgilio Rocha Franchetti (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo ˈrotʃa]; 3 December 1942 – 2 December 2013) was a Uruguayan footballer who played 52 games for the Uruguay national team between 1961 and 1974. Nicknamed "el Verdugo" ("the Executioner"), he was a highly skillful midfielder and a prolific goalscorer, regarded by Pelé as "one of the 5 best players in the world".^[1] He was listed by the IFFHS as the 37th greatest South American player of the XXth century.^[2][3]

Pedro Rocha

Rocha c. 1966
Personal information
Full name	Pedro Virgilio Rocha Franchetti
Date of birth	(1942-12-03)3 December 1942
Place of birth	Salto, Uruguay
Date of death	2 December 2013(2013-12-02) (aged 70)
Place of death	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder/Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1970	Peñarol	159	(81)
1970–1977	São Paulo	393	(119)
1978	Coritiba	20	(1)
1979	Palmeiras
1980	Bangu
1979–1980	Neza
1980	Monterrey	3	(0)
International career
1961–1974	Uruguay	52	(17)
Managerial career
1981	Inter de Limeira
1981	Taubaté
1983	Inter de Limeira
1987	Botafogo-SP
1987	Coritiba
1987	Guarani
1988	Mogi Mirim
1988	Portuguesa
1988–1989	Sporting CP
1990	Mogi Mirim
1990–1991	Vitória de Guimarães
1991	Mogi Mirim
1991–1992	Noroeste
1992	Novorizontino
1995	Mogi Mirim
1996	Internacional
1997	Kyoto Purple Sanga
1998	Ponte Preta
1999	Ituano
2000	Caldense
2000	XV de Piracicaba
2000	Ipatinga
2001	Mogi Mirim
Medal record Men's football Representing  Uruguay South American Championship Winner 1967 Uruguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

He is the only player to appear in four consecutive World Cups for the Uruguay national football team: 1962, 1966, 1970 and 1974. He also played in the Copa América in 1967.^[4]

At club level he played most of his career for Peñarol and São Paulo in Brazil.

During his time with Peñarol, the club won 8 Uruguayan league titles (1959–1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968), three Copa Libertadores (1960, 1961, 1966) the Copa Intercontinental in 1961 and 1966 and two editions of the Uruguayan Copa Competencia in 1964 and 1967.

In 1970 Rocha joined São Paulo F.C. where he helped the team obtain the Campeonato Paulista in 1971 and 1975. He was the championship top scorer in 1972. In 1977, his final year with the club they became national champions for the first time in their history.

Later in his career he played for Coritiba where he won Campeonato Paranaense championship, Palmeiras and Bangu in Brazil. His last clubs were Deportivo Neza and Monterrey in Mexico in 1979 and 1980.

He coached Japan's J.League club Kyoto Purple Sanga in 1997.

He suffered from mesencephalic atrophy, a serious degenerative illness that affected his speech and his movements, paralyzing part of his body and confining him to a wheelchair.^[5] He died on 2 December 2013 in São Paulo, one day before completing 71 years.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League			State league		Friendly		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Peñarol	1960	Uruguayan Primera División	?	0	—		—		—		-	5
	1961		?	1	—		—		—		-	1
	1962		?	8	—		—		6[a]	0	-	14
	1963		?	18	—		—		4[a]	3	-	36
	1964		?	10	—		—		—		-	29
	1965		?	15	—		—		9[a]	4	-	26
	1966		?	3	—		—		16[b]	11	-	7
	1967		?	6	—		—		4[a]	1	-	22
	1968		?	8	—		—		14[c]	4	-	-
	1969		?	12	—		—		13[d]	8	-	-
	1970		?	1	—		—		6[a]	4	-	4
	Total		157	82	—		—		72	35	287	234
São Paulo	1970	Série A	15	4	0	0	-	0	—		-	4
	1971		15	0	19	5		4	—		-	9
	1972		18	18	21	4	-	0	10[a]	3	-	25
	1973		34	8	20	6		7	-	-	-	21
	1974		11	1	22	6		1	13[a]	7	-	15
	1975		22	3	32	11	-	3	—		-	17
	1976		11	0	22	9	-	6	—		-	15
	1977		0	0	39	13	-	0	—		-	13
	Total		136	34	175	54	59	21	23	10	393	119
Coritiba	1978	Série A	20	1	-	6	-	1	—		-	8
Palmeiras	1979	Série A	0	0	0	0	3	0	6[a]	1	9	1
Bangu	1980	Campeonato Carioca	0	0	-	3	-	2	—		-	5
Monterrey	1979–80	Liga MX	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
Career total			416	117	-	63	-	3	101	46	-	367

1. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
2. Fourteen appearances and ten goals in Copa Libertadores, two appearances and one goal in Intercontinental Cup
3. Ten appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, four appearances and three goals in Intercontinental Champions' Supercup
4. Seven appearances and two goals in Copa Libertadores, six appearances and six goals in Intercontinental Champions' Supercup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Uruguay[7]	1961	1	0
	1962	5	0
	1963	2	0
	1964	0	0
	1965	9	5
	1966	7	1
	1967	10	8
	1968	8	1
	1969	5	1
	1970	2	1
	1971	0	0
	1972	0	0
	1973	0	0
	1974	3	0
Total		52	17

Managerial statistics

^[8]

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Kyoto Purple Sanga	1997	1997	32	9	0	23	028.13
Total			32	9	0	23	028.13

Honours

Peñarol

• Primera División: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968^{[citation needed]}
• Copa Libertadores: 1960, 1961, 1966^{[citation needed]}
• Intercontinental Cup: 1961, 1966^{[citation needed]}
• Intercontinental Champions' Supercup: 1969^[9]

São Paulo

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1977^{[citation needed]}
• Campeonato Paulista: 1971, 1975^{[citation needed]}

Uruguay

• Copa América: 1967

Individual

• Uruguayan Primera División Top Scorer: 1963, 1965, 1968
• Copa América Best Player: 1967
• Intercontinental Champions' Supercup Top Scorer: 1968, 1969
• Campeonato Brasileiro Top Scorer: 1972
• Bola de Prata: 1973
• Copa Libertadores Top Scorer: 1974
• IFFHS Uruguayan Men's Dream Team (Team B)^[10]