Iván Rocha

Iván Rocha

Personal information
Full name	Iván Rocha Lima
Date of birth	(1969-01-14) 14 January 1969
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992	São Paulo
1992–1994	Valladolid	56	(12)
1994–1996	Atlético Madrid	13	(2)
1996	→ Valladolid (loan)	0	(0)
1997	→ Logroñés (loan)	5	(0)
1997	Atlético B	14	(1)
1998	→ Mallorca (loan)	7	(0)
1998–1999	Alavés	24	(0)
1999–2000	Numancia	28	(1)
2000–2001	Elche	24	(2)
2003–2004	União São João
International career
1985	Brazil U17	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Iván Rocha Lima (born 14 January 1969), known as Rocha, is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Football career

Rocha was born in São Paulo. During his career, he played almost exclusively in Spain: after a short spell with hometown's São Paulo Futebol Clube the 23-year-old joined Real Valladolid, which he helped promote from Segunda División in his first year – having played in only 21 matches the defender scored an impressive nine goals, second-best in the squad with José Emilio Amavisca.

After another season Rocha signed with fellow La Liga club Atlético Madrid, but played very rarely for the Colchoneros, also being loaned several times during his stint in Madrid (Valladolid again, CD Logroñés and RCD Mallorca) and being downed with consecutive injuries.

In the 1998 summer Atlético released Rocha, and he played three more seasons in the country, one apiece with Deportivo Alavés, CD Numancia and Elche CF, the latter in the second division. After two years of inactivity he returned to his country and appeared for modest União São João Esporte Clube, retiring for good at 35.

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Iván Rocha – FIFA competition record
• Worldfootball profile