Juan Ramón Rocha

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Juan Ramón Rocha
Juan Ramon Rocha - Boca Juniors.jpg
Personnel
birthday March 8, 1954
place of birth Santo Tomé ,  Argentina
position midfield player
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1972-1988 Newell's Old Boys
1979 Boca Juniors 12 (3)
1980-1989 Panathinaikos Athens 207 (8)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1976-1977 Argentina 3 (0)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1989-1990 Paniliakos FC
1990-1991 Ilisiakos Athens
1991-1992 FC Kalamata
1994-1996 Panathinaikos Athens
1997-1999 Aris Thessaloniki
1999-2000 Panathinaikos Athens
2001-2003 Skoda Xanthi
2006-2007 Ilisiakos Athens
2007-2008 Olympiacos Nicosia
2008–2012 Panathinaikos Athens U-20
2012-2013 Panathinaikos Athens
2017-2018 Ruch Chorzów
2019– Thesprotos Igoumenitsas
1 Only league games are given.

Juan Ramón Rocha (born March 8, 1954 in Santo Tomé ) is a former Argentine football player and current coach.

Juan Ramon Rocha, who played in the central attacking midfield, began his professional career in 1972 with the traditional Argentine club Newell's Old Boys , with whom he won the Argentine championship in 1974 . In 1979 he moved to league rivals Boca Juniors for one season before signing a contract with Panathinaikos Athens in 1980 . Rocha, nicknamed by the fans Indians got and is considered one of the best foreigners to this day, has been active ever in the Greek league, made in his move to Greece for a scandal when he his contract with the Greek name Boublis signed . He was accused of forgery of documents and Panathinaikos was threatened with relegation to the second division. After all lawsuits were dropped, Rocha came to Panathinaikos to 1989 on 227 first division appearances and won two Greek championships (1984, 1985) and five times the national cup (1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989).

After his playing career Rocha took over the coaching position at the Greek clubs Ilisiakos Athens, Kalamata and Skoda Xanthi , before he coached Panathinaikos from 1994 to 1996 and 1999. Outstanding for him was the 1995/96 season, when he made it to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League with Panathinaikos and narrowly failed at Ajax Amsterdam . He then trained in Greece for Skoda Xanthi (2001) and Ilsiakos Athens (2006). Then Rocha coached the Cypriot club Olympiacos Nicosia . From 2008 he worked for Panathinaikos Athens as a scout and youth coach. From November 14, 2012 to January 8, 2013, he finally took over as coach of the men's team. After a season at the Polish club Ruch Chorzów (2017/2018), he will take over the coaching position at Thesprotos Igoumenitsas from the 2019/2020 season .

In addition to his career as a club player, Juan Ramon Rocha was also active for the Argentine national soccer team , where he made a total of three appearances.

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personal data
SURNAME Rocha, Juan Ramon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Argentinian soccer player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH March 8, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Santo Tomé , Argentina