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| Full name | Ricardo Roberto Barreto Rocha | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1962-09-11)11 September 1962 (age 63) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Recife, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | Santo Amaro | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | Santa Cruz | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1988 | Guarani | 63 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Sporting CP | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1991 | São Paulo | 43 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | Real Madrid | 67 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Santos | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Vasco da Gama | 32 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Olaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Fluminense | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Newell's Old Boys | 36 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Flamengo | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 299 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1995 | Brazil | 38 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Santa Cruz | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | CRB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Santa Cruz | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ricardo Roberto Barreto da Rocha (born 11 September 1962) is a Brazilian retiredfootballer who played as acentral defender.
Rocha was born inRecife. During his career he representedManchete Futebol Clube do Recife (then known as Associação Atlética Santo Amaro),Santa Cruz Futebol Clube,Guarani Futebol Clube,Sporting Clube de Portugal (having a brief spell with thePrimeira Liga giants),São Paulo FC,Real Madrid – where he helped to the1993 conquest of theCopa del Rey –Santos FC,CR Vasco da Gama,Olaria Atlético Clube,Fluminense FC,Newell's Old Boys andClube de Regatas do Flamengo, retiring at nearly 37.
Rocha was coach of Santa Cruz in 2001[1] and 2007,[2] without, however, the same success as a player.
Rocha played 38 matches with theBrazil national team in eight years, his debut coming on 19 May 1987 in anexhibition game withEngland (1–1). He went on to take part in twoFIFA World Cups:1990 and1994.
In the latter edition Rocha was the starting center back. However, he could only appear 69 minutes for the eventual champions, a 2–0 group stage win againstRussia, remaining injured for the remainder of the tournament. His last international match was also a friendly, a 5–0 win overSlovakia on 22 February 1995.
Santa Cruz
São Paulo
Vasco
Real Madrid
Brazil
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