Nuno Rocha (Portuguese footballer) explained

Nuno Rocha
Fullname:Nuno Miguel Teixeira da Rocha
Birth Date:1 March 1977
Birth Place:Porto, Portugal
Position:Attacking midfielder
Youthyears1:1987–1994
Youthyears2:1994–1996
Youthclubs1:Ermesinde
Youthclubs2:Porto
Years1:1996–1997
Years2:1997
Years3:1998
Years4:1998–1999
Years5:1999–2000
Years6:2000–2002
Years7:2002–2003
Years8:2002–2004
Years9:2004
Years10:2004–2005
Years11:2005–2006
Years12:2006–2009
Years13:2009–2010
Clubs1:Trofense
Clubs2:Paços Ferreira
Clubs3:Leça
Clubs4:Académica
Clubs5:Trofense
Clubs6:Vilanovense
Clubs7:Braga B
Clubs8:Braga
Clubs9:Santa Clara
Clubs10:Chaves
Clubs11:Gondomar
Clubs12:Varzim
Clubs13:Aliados Lordelo
Caps2:7
Caps3:4
Caps4:3
Caps5:30
Caps6:58
Caps7:17
Caps8:23
Caps9:10
Caps10:25
Caps11:11
Caps12:40
Caps13:6
Totalcaps:234
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Goals5:5
Goals6:16
Goals7:3
Goals8:2
Goals9:0
Goals10:1
Goals11:0
Goals12:5
Goals13:0
Totalgoals:32

Nuno Miguel Teixeira da Rocha (born 1 March 1977) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Rocha was born in Porto. During his career, spent mainly in the lower leagues, he represented C.D. Trofense (two spells, the first of those in the fourth division), F.C. Paços de Ferreira, Leça FC, Académica de Coimbra, Vilanovense FC, S.C. Braga, C.D. Santa Clara, G.D. Chaves, Gondomar SC, Varzim S.C. and Aliados Lordelo FC.

With Braga, from 2002 to 2004, he appeared in 23 Primeira Liga matches, five of those coming in the second season against the Big Three – three late substitute appearances, three 2–0 away losses;[1] [2] [3] he had previously made his competition debut with Leça, in early 1998.

Notes and References

  1. News: FC Porto-Sp. Braga, 2–0 (McCarthy 23, Derlei 82). Record. Portuguese. 17 August 2003. 24 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Sporting-Sp. Braga, 2–0 (crónica). Sporting-Sp. Braga, 2–0 (match report). TVI 24. Pedro. Calhau. Portuguese. 2 December 2003. 24 September 2019.
  3. News: Benfica-Sp. Braga, 2–0 (Simão 37, Sokota 85). Record. Portuguese. 13 December 2003. 24 September 2019.