Nuno Rocha (Portuguese footballer)

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

Nuno Rocha
Personal information
Full name Nuno Miguel Teixeira da Rocha
Date of birth (1977-03-01) 1 March 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Porto, Portugal
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1987–1994 Ermesinde
1994–1996 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Trofense
1997 Paços Ferreira 7 (0)
1998 Leça 4 (0)
1998–1999 Académica 3 (0)
1999–2000 Trofense 30 (5)
2000–2002 Vilanovense 58 (16)
2002–2003 Braga B 17 (3)
2002–2004 Braga 23 (2)
2004 Santa Clara 10 (0)
2004–2005 Chaves 25 (1)
2005–2006 Gondomar 11 (0)
2006–2009 Varzim 40 (5)
2009–2010 Aliados Lordelo 6 (0)
Total 234 (32)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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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.

References

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