Luigi Della Rocca

Luigi Della Rocca

Personal information
Full name	Luigi Andrea Della Rocca
Date of birth	(1984-09-02) 2 September 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth	Brindisi, Italy
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Bologna
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2007	Bologna	60	(9)
2003–2004	→ Catania (loan)	12	(0)
2004	→ Atalanta (loan)	5	(0)
2004–2005	→ Pisa (loan)	12	(2)
2007–2011	Triestina	69	(17)
2011–2013	Portogruaro	39	(11)
2013–2014	Carpi	21	(6)
2014	Cremonese	14	(4)
2014–2016	Lecce	21	(1)
2015	→ Novara (loan)	11	(1)
2015–2016	→ Rimini (loan)	12	(0)
2017–2021	AS Sasso Marconi	93	(13)
International career
2001	Italy U-17	7	(5)
2002	Italy U-18	6	(4)
2002–2003	Italy U-19	11	(3)
2003–2004	Italy U-20	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luigi Andrea Della Rocca (born 2 September 1984) is an Italian former footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Triestina

Della Rocca was signed by Triestina in January 2007 in a co-ownership deal for €350,000. In June 2009 Della Rocca was signed by Triestina outright for another €150,000. ^[1]

Lega Pro clubs

Della Rocca signed a 3-year contract with Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Portogruaro in mid-2011. ^[2] He left for Carpi on 31 January 2013. ^[3]

In January 2014 Della Rocca was signed by Cremonese. ^[4]

On 11 July 2014 Della Rocca was signed by U.S. Lecce. ^{[5] [6]} On 2 February 2015 Della Rocca was signed by Novara in a temporary deal, with Jacopo Manconi and Gustavo Vagenin moved to opposite direction. ^{[7] [8]} They finished as the first in Group A of 2014–15 Lega Pro season.

On 22 August 2015 Della Rocca was signed by Rimini in a temporary deal. ^[9] In January 2016 an injury put an end to his season.

On 31 August 2016 he parted ways with Lecce as his contract was terminated in a mutual consent. ^[10]

International career

He won the 2003 UEFA European Under-19 Championship with the Italian U-19 team. He participated in 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship, which was renamed to under-17 Championship after 2001 edition.

Personal life

He is the elder brother of Francesco Della Rocca.

Honours

• Lega Pro: 2015 (Novara)

References

1. U.S. Triestina Calcio S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2009 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
2. "Della Rocca è del Portogruaro" (in Italian). Calcio Portogruaro Summaga. 2011. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
3. "Della Rocca ceduto al Carpi" (in Italian). Calcio Portogruaro Summaga. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
4. "Luigi Della Rocca è un giocatore grigiorosso" (in Italian). U.S. Cremonese. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
5. "Luigi Della Rocca ceduto al Lecce" (in Italian). U.S. Cremonese. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
6. "Della Rocca in giallorosso" (in Italian). U.S. Lecce. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
7. "Le operazioni di mercato" (in Italian). U.S. Lecce. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
8. "L'ATTACCANTE LUIGI DELLA ROCCA IN AZZURRO" (in Italian). Novara Calcio. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
9. "Della Rocca ceduto al Rimini" (in Italian). U.S. Lecce. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
10. "Risoluzione con Della Rocca" (in Italian). U.S. Lecce. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

External links

• FIGC (in Italian)^{[ dead link ]}
• Luigi Della Rocca at Soccerway
• AIC profile (data by football.it) (in Italian)^{[ dead link ]}
• La Gazzetta dello Sport profile (2007–08) (in Italian)^{[ dead link ]}
• Luigi Della Rocca at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)