Adi Rocha

Adi Rocha
	Adi Rocha in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Adi Rocha Sobrinho Filho
Date of birth	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*
Years	Team
2002–2007	Nacional Atlético Clube
2007–2008	LASK Linz
2008–2009	Austria Kärnten
2009–2011	Energie Cottbus
2012	Concordia Chiajna
2012–2013	Steaua București
2013	Gamba Osaka
2014–2015	Žalgiris Vilnius
2015–2016	Jiangxi Liansheng
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated June 11, 2024

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.

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.

Steaua București

In May 2012, Adi was brought to Steaua București by his former Concordia Chiajna manager Laurențiu Reghecampf.^[5] On 23 July, he made his first appearance for Steaua 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 Steaua 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
Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nacional Atlético Clube	2007	Série B	19	2	0	0	0	0	19	2
LASK Linz	2007–08 ^[9]	Austrian Bundesliga	19	2	0	0	0	0	19	2
Austria Kärnten	2008–09 ^[9]	Austrian Bundesliga	16	10	1	0	0	0	17	10
Energie Cottbus	2008–09 ^[9]	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2009–10 ^[9]	2. Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2010–11 ^[9]	2. Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Concordia Chiajna	2011–12 ^[10]	Liga I	15	8	0	0	0	0	15	8
Steaua București	2012–13 ^[10]	Liga I	16	9	1	0	10	3	27	12
Gamba Osaka	2013 ^[10]	J.League Division 2	13	9			0	0	13	9
Žalgiris Vilnius	2014 ^[10]	A Lyga	3	3			0	0	3	3
Jiangxi Liansheng	2015 ^[9]	China League One	29	11	2	5	0	0	31	16
Career total			131	54	4	5	10	3	145	62

Honours

Steaua București

Romanian Championship League: 2012–13

Gamba Osaka

J2 League: 2013

Žalgiris Vilnius

Lithuanian Championship: 2014

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References

↑ "Adi verstärkt Energie-Offensive" (in German). Energie Cottbus. 22 December 2008. Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
↑ "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.
↑ "Adi Rocha, primul interviu la Steaua: "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.
↑ "Primul transfer al Stelei: 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.
↑ "Reghe bifează primul transfer al verii – Rocha e al Stelei!" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
↑ "FOTO&VIDEO Salvat de Rusescu – Reghecampf a debutat cu victorie în Ghencea, Steaua – Chiajna 1-0" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
↑ "Astra Giurgiu vs. Steaua București 3–4". Soccerway. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
↑ "FOTO Steaua – Ekranas 3-0 – Roş-albaştrii s-au calificat în grupele EL!" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Adi » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
1 2 3 4 Adi Rocha at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

External links

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Adi Rocha at Soccerway
Adi Rocha at J.League ( archive ) (in Japanese)

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[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 Steaua: "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 Stelei: 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 Stelei!" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.

[6] "FOTO&VIDEO Salvat de Rusescu – Reghecampf a debutat cu victorie în Ghencea, Steaua – Chiajna 1-0" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.

[7] "Astra Giurgiu vs. Steaua București 3–4". Soccerway. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.

[8] "FOTO Steaua – Ekranas 3-0 – Roş-albaştrii s-au calificat în grupele EL!" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.

[wf-9] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Adi » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

[sw-10] 1 2 3 4 Adi Rocha at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

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