David Rocha
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Mateos Rocha | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Cáceres, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mérida (sporting director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cacereño | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Cacereño | ||
| 2005–2008 | Villarreal B | ||
| 2008 | Cartagena | 13 | (2) |
| 2008–2011 | Cacereño | 96 | (17) |
| 2011–2013 | Albacete | 79 | (6) |
| 2013–2016 | Gimnàstic | 99 | (16) |
| 2016 | Houston Dynamo | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Oviedo | 63 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Gimnàstic | 18 | (0) |
| 2019 | Almería | 10 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Extremadura | 30 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Mérida | 28 | (0) |
| Total | 396 | (36) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023 | Mérida (caretaker) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Mérida | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Mateos Rocha (born 7 February 1985) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central midfielder, and the sporting director of Mérida AD.
Club career
[edit]Born in Cáceres, Extremadura, Rocha started playing football in CP Cacereño's youth system, and made his debuts as a senior in the 2002–03 campaign, in Segunda División B. In 2005, he moved to Villarreal CF B in Tercera División, appearing regularly for the side.
On 11 January 2008 Rocha joined FC Cartagena in the third level.[1] On 15 July he returned to Cacereño, with the side now in the fourth division,[2] winning promotion in his first season.
On 14 July 2011 Rocha signed for Albacete Balompié, after being team captain at his previous club.[3] On 26 June 2013 he moved to fellow third division side Gimnàstic de Tarragona, signing a two-year deal.[4]
On 19 June 2015, after winning promotion to Segunda División with Nàstic, Rocha renewed his link until 2018.[5] He made his professional debut on 23 August, starting in a 2–2 home draw against former club Albacete.[6]
On 21 January 2016 Rocha moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a three-year deal with Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo.[7] On 6 July 2016, he mutually terminated his contract with Dynamo after alleging "family reasons".[8]
On 11 July 2016 Rocha returned to Spain and its second tier, after agreeing to a two-year deal with Real Oviedo.[9] On 4 July 2018 he terminated his contract,[10] and returned to Gimnàstic just hours later.[11]
Rocha cut ties with Nàstic on 24 January 2019,[12] and signed a short-term deal with fellow league team UD Almería just hours later.[13] On 2 July, he signed a two-year contract with Extremadura UD, still in the second division.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rocha, nuevo interior diestro del Cartagena" [Rocha, new right winger of Cartagena] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "El CP Cacereño presenta oficialmente a sus dos primeros refuerzos, Rocha y Rai" [CP Cacereño officially presents its two first additions, Rocha and Rai] (in Spanish). Hoy. 15 July 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "David Rocha, ya excapitán del Cacereño, firma por el Albacete" [David Rocha, already former captain of Cacereño, signs for Albacete] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Extremadura. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "David Mateos Rocha es converteix en jugador del Nàstic" [David Mateos Rocha becomes a Nàstic player] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic's official website. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "David Rocha, renovado" [David Rocha, renewed] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic's official website. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "El Gimnástic remonta in extremis al Albacete" [Gimnástic comes back in extremis against Albacete] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "David Rocha se despide de la familia grana" [David Rocha bids farewell from the grana family] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic's official website. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "Houston Dynamo part ways with David Rocha; Leonel Miranda loan expires". Houston Dynamo. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "David Rocha, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo" [David Rocha, new player of Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "Rescisión de David Rocha" [Rescision of David Rocha] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "David Rocha torna al Gimnàstic de Tarragona" [David Rocha returns to Gimnàstic de Tarragona] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "El Nàstic i David Rocha rescindeixen el contracte" [Nàstic and David Rocha rescind the contract] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "David Rocha se convierte en el segundo fichaje del mercado de invierno" [David Rocha becomes the second winter signing] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "David Rocha es azulgrana" [David Rocha is red-and-blue] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
External links
[edit]- David Rocha at BDFutbol
- David Rocha manager profile at BDFutbol
- David Rocha at Soccerway
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Cáceres, Spain
- Footballers from the Province of Cáceres
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- CP Cacereño players
- Villarreal CF B players
- FC Cartagena footballers
- Albacete Balompié players
- Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers
- Real Oviedo players
- UD Almería players
- Extremadura UD footballers
- Mérida AD players
- Major League Soccer players
- Houston Dynamo FC players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Spanish football managers
- Primera Federación managers
- Mérida AD managers
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen