Juan Domingo Rocchia

Juan Domingo Rocchia

Rocchia in Ferro Carril Oeste colours
Personal information
Full name	Juan Domingo Antonio Rocchia
Date of birth	(1951-06-13)June 13, 1951
Place of birth	Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina
Position(s)	Central defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1972	Racing Club	52	(23)
1973–1983	Ferro Carril Oeste	377	(78)
International career
1975	Argentina	?	(?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 28, 2007

Juan Domingo Antonio Rocchia is a retired professional footballer. He played for Racing Club and Ferro Carril Oeste in the Argentine Primera.

He played in central defence and he formed a famous partnership with Héctor Cúper in his time at Ferro Carril Oeste. He played 377 games for Ferro, putting him 6th on their all time appearances list.

His nickname was Burro (Donkey), he was a famously combative player and a great header of the ball. He was also very good at taking free kicks and he scored 78 goals in his career (very impressive for a defender). He is Ferro Carril Oeste's 4th highest goalscorer of all time.

Roccia played for the Argentina national football team in 1975 under the managership of César Luis Menotti.

In 1982, he was an integral part of the Ferro Carril Oeste team that became only the second team after San Lorenzo to win the Primera without losing a single game.

In 1981, he helped goalkeeper Carlos Barisio set an Argentine record of 1,075 minutes without conceding a goal.

Titles

Season	Club	Title
1978	Ferro Carril Oeste	Primera B Nacional
Nacional 1982	Ferro Carril Oeste	Primera División Argentina

Coaching career

Rocchia was joint manager of Ferro between 1999 and 2000 with Jorge Brandoni.