Carlos Rocha

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Carlos Rocha
Personal information
Date of birth 4 December 1974
Place of birth Portugal
Position(s) Forward
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1996 Southern Connecticut Fighting Owls
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996-1997 Rhode Island Stingrays (24)
1998 New England Revolution 16 (0)
1998 Boston Bulldogs 6 (4)
1999 New England Revolution 1 (0)
1999 Boston Bulldogs 17 (10)
1999 Bury F.C. 3 (0)
2000–2001 Kilkenny City 10 (1)
2002 Connecticut Wolves 7 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Rocha (born 4 December 1974 in Portugal) is a Portuguese retired footballer.

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Career

Rocha played college soccer for the Southern Connecticut Fighting Owls between 1994 and 1996, where he is in the top 20 all-time assists list. [1]

Rocha signed for Rhode Island Stingrays in the American third division, scoring 24 league goals before joining American top flight side New England Revolution, where he failed to score in 17 league appearances. [2] [3]

From another American third division team, Boston Bulldogs, where he scored 10 goals in 17 league appearances, Rocha signed for Bury in the English third division. [4] Following Bury, he signed for Irish outfit Kilkenny City.

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References

  1. "Individual Career Records". Southern Connecticut State University Athletics. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. "Carlos Rocha Statistics". StatsCrew.com. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. "Carlos Rocha". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  4. "Carlos Rocha". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 December 2020.