João António dos Anjos Rocha was an entrepreneur and Portuguese sports manager. He was
president
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of
Sporting CP
Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional foot ...
between September 7, 1973 and October 3, 1986.
During his presidency numerous business projects were realized, including the first project of club-company in Portugal, approved by the partners in November 1973, denominated "Society of Constructions and Planning".
The current pavilion of
Sporting Clube de Portugal was named
Pavilhão João Rocha
Pavilhão João Rocha is a multi-sports pavilion located in Lisbon, next to the Estádio José Alvalade and it is the home of Sporting CP sports. The pavilion is named after João Rocha, a former club president who remained in office from Septe ...
in order to honor the former president.
References
Portuguese business executives
Sporting CP presidents
1930 births
2013 deaths
People from Setúbal
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