Adi Rocha

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Adi Rocha
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Adi Rocha in 2012
Personal information
Full name Adi Rocha Sobrinho Filho
Date of birth (1985-12-15) 15 December 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Riachão, Maranhão, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1995–2006 Inter de Limeira
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2007 Nacional Atlético Clube 19 (2)
2007–2008 LASK Linz 19 (2)
2008–2009 Austria Kärnten 16 (10)
2009–2011 Energie Cottbus 1 (0)
2012 Concordia Chiajna 15 (8)
2012–2013 FCSB 16 (9)
2013 Gamba Osaka 13 (9)
2014–2015 Žalgiris Vilnius 3 (3)
2015–2016 Jiangxi Liansheng 29 (11)
Total131(54)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adi Rocha Sobrinho Filho (born 15 December 1985), commonly known as Adi Rocha or simply Adi, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Contents

Club career

Adi was born in Riachão, Maranhão.

Energie Cottbus

Adi transferred to Energie Cottbus from Austria Kärnten in the 2009 winter transfer window after scoring 10 goals in 17 games. [1] After he was injured in his first match in the Bundesliga Adi was not able to play anymore due to a severe injury (persistent cartilage damage). After being sidelined for two years, his contract was terminated at the end of the 2010–11 season. [2]

Concordia Chiajna

Adi went to Liga I side Concordia Chiajna to restart his career. [3] Not being held back by knee problems, he had a great spell at Chiajna, scoring eight goals from 15 games, [4] to help his team avoid relegation to Liga II.

FCSB

In May 2012, Adi was brought to FCSB by his former Concordia Chiajna manager Laurențiu Reghecampf. [5] On 23 July, he made his first appearance for FCSB in a game against his former team Concordia Chiajna which ended in a 1–0 victory for the Bucharest team. [6] He scored his first goal a week later against Astra Ploiești in a dramatic game that ended with the 4–3 victory of his team. [7] On 30 August, he scored two goals against Ekranas in the Europa League play-off, to secure FCSB their presence in the group stages. [8]

Žalgiris Vilnius

In July 2014, he signed with Žalgiris Vilnius.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nacional Atlético Clube 2007 Série B 1920000192
LASK Linz 2007–08 [9] Austrian Bundesliga 1920000192
Austria Kärnten 2008–09 [9] Austrian Bundesliga161010001710
Energie Cottbus 2008–09 [9] Bundesliga 10000010
2009–10 [9] 2. Bundesliga00000000
2010–11 [9] 2. Bundesliga00000000
Total10000010
Concordia Chiajna 2011–12 [10] Liga I 1580000158
FCSB 2012–13 [10] Liga I169101032712
Gamba Osaka 2013 [10] J.League Division 2 13900139
Žalgiris Vilnius 2014 [10] A Lyga 330033
Jiangxi Liansheng 2015 [9] China League One 291125003116
Career total131544510314562

Honours

FCSB

Gamba Osaka

Žalgiris Vilnius

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References

  1. ↑ "Adi verstärkt Energie-Offensive" (in German). Energie Cottbus. 22 December 2008. Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
  2. ↑ "Energie Cottbus trennt sich von zwei Stürmern" (in German). Financial Times Deutschland. 20 December 2011. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Adi Rocha, primul interviu la FCSB: "Este cea mai bună echipă din România şi sunt foarte fericit să mă aflu aici"" (in Romanian). ProSport. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Primul transfer al FCSB: atacantul Adi Rocha, de la Concordia Chiajna" (in Romanian). stiri.tvr.ro. 21 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Reghe bifează primul transfer al verii – Rocha e al FCSB!" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "FOTO&VIDEO Salvat de Rusescu – Reghecampf a debutat cu victorie în Ghencea, FCSB – Chiajna 1-0" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Astra Giurgiu vs. FCSB București 3–4". Soccerway. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "FOTO FCSB – Ekranas 3-0 – Roş-albaştrii s-au calificat în grupele EL!" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Adi » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Adi Rocha at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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