Anthony Roche

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Anthony Roche
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-08-17) August 17, 1976 (age 47)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2003 Brisbane Strikers 21 (12)
2003–2004 Fortuna Düsseldorf 12 (0)
2004–2005 Yeovil Town 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Roche (born 17 August 1976) is an Australian retired footballer.

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Early life and education

Anthony Roche was born on 17 August 1976 [1] [2] in Brisbane, Queensland. He may have French citizenship as well as Australian. [3]

In 1994, Roche played in the Australian Schoolboys International team. [2]

Career

Roche first played for Wynnum District in Brisbane, Queensland. [1]

He represented Queensland against New South Wales in 2000 (when he scored once) and 2002 (no goals). [2]

In 2002 he joined Brisbane Strikers [1] in the National Soccer League, under coach John Kosmina. [4] [5] He played as a forward, number 21, [1] scoring 12 goals in 21 games. [2] [3]

That attracted the interest of Fortuna Dusseldorf [6] and he signed for the then-Oberliga Nordrhein club from the Strikers for the 2004/5 season. He failed to make an impact in Germany, despite coach Massimo Morales's hopes for his "killer instinct" in front of goal. [7]

He then joined English side and Yeovil Town in League Two from July 2004, but retired in December 2004. [3]

After retirement

After leaving Yeovil, Roche managed the Wynnum Wolves FC from January 2005 until December 2007. [3]

In 2019, he was became senior women's coach at Sunshine Coast Wanderers [8]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "RO". Australian Player Database. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Anthony Roche". worldfootball.net. 17 August 1976. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "How the teams line up". The Age. 19 September 2003. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Brisbane stay on the rise as they strike out wasteful United who anger fans". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 December 2002. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  6. ↑ Krause, Otto (30 March 2020). "Eine ganze Saison Jetlag: Serie: Fortuna und der Känguru-Transferflop". Express.de (in German). Retrieved 18 August 2020. Anthony Roche (43)
  7. ↑ Lonn, Maximilian. "Fortuna Transfers: Leihspieler mit Potenzial und extremen Geschichten". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Sunshine Coast Football Team Launch 2019 Season with Major Sponsor". Reflected Image. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2024.


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