Juan Ramón Rocha

Football manager infobox
playername = Juan Ramón Rocha


fullname = Juan Ramón Rocha
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nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1954|5|8
cityofbirth = Santo Tomé
countryofbirth = Argentina
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Midfielder
youthyears = 1960-1970
youthclubs = Avanti Santo Tome Academy
years = 1971-1977
1977
1978-1979
1979-1989
clubs = Newell's Old Boys
Junior
Boca Juniors
Panathinaikos
caps(goals) = 403 (98)
? (?)
26 (3)
227 (13)
nationalyears = 1976-1978
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 27 (0)
managerclubs = Paniliakos
Ilisiakos
AO Kalamata
Panathinaikos FC
Aris FC
Panathinaikos FC
Skoda Xanthi
Ilisiakos
Olympiakos Nicosia
Panathinaikos FC (as scouter)
manageryears = 1989-1990
1990-1991
1991-1992
1993-1996
1997
1999
2001
2006
2007
2008-current
ntupdate =
pcupdate = August 28 2007

Juan Ramón Rocha (born May 08 1954 in Santo Tomé, Corrientes) is an Argentine former footballer, and coach. He was reassigned to his former club, Panathinaikos, in April 2008 as a scouter.

He began his professional career at Newell's Old Boys in 1972, he was part of their Metropolitano winning team in 1974. He moved to Boca Juniors in 1979. In 1980 he was transferred to Greek club Panathinaikos where he played until his retirement in 1989.

Nicknamed "The Indian", he was a great footballer who had skill, vision and served the club until his retirement in 1989. He is definitely one of the best players in Panathinaikos' history, as older fans would remember. He was first signed for Panathinaikos under the name "Boublis" with Greek papers; the subsequent discovery of record falsifications and the ensuing scandal almost landed Rocha in jail and Panathinaikos in the second division. Later these allegations were found missing and Panathinaikos and Rocha were dismissed.

After retirement he started coaching, first Ilisiakos, then Kalamata FC and Skoda Xanthi. He was also the coach of Panathinaikos's semi final run in the 1995-96 UEFA Champions League. He also managed Olympiakos Nicosia in Cyprus.

He is now member of the scouting team of Panathinaikos, mostly searching players in southern America.

Trophies

tatistics

*Games (TOTAL) : 403
*Goals (TOTAL) : 45
*League games flagicon|Greece : 227
*League goals flagicon|Greece : 13
*Cup Goals flagicon|Greece : 3
*Games in Europe : 15
*Goals in Europe : 2
*Games with Argentine national team : 27

External links

* [http://www.rotsa-club.gr/es/juan.htm Official site]
*es icon [http://www.informexeneize.com.ar/biografia_juan_ramon_rocha.htm Boca Juniors biography ]