Luigi Andrea Della Rocca (born 2 September 1984) is an Italian former

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who played as a

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Club career

Triestina

Della Rocca was signed by

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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.

Lega Pro clubs

Della Rocca signed a 3-year contract with

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club

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in mid-2011. He left for

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on 31 January 2013. In January 2014 Della Rocca was signed by

Cremonese Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the ''Pianura Padana'' (Po Valley). It is the capital of the ...

. On 11 July 2014 Della Rocca was signed by

U.S. Lecce Unione Sportiva Lecce, commonly referred to as Lecce (), is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia. The club play in Serie A in the 2022–23 season, the top level of the Italian football pyramid, having been promoted from Serie B ...

. On 2 February 2015 Della Rocca was signed by

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in a temporary deal, with Jacopo Manconi and

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moved to opposite direction. They finished as the first in Group A of

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season. On 22 August 2015 Della Rocca was signed by

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in a temporary deal. 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.

International career

He won the

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with the Italian U-19 team. He participated in

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, which was renamed to under-17 Championship after 2001 edition.

Personal life

He is the elder brother of

Francesco Della Rocca Francesco Della Rocca (born 14 September 1987) is an Italian footballer who plays as a central midfielder. Club career Bologna A Bologna youth product, he spent the early years of his professional career on loan to minor league clubs before pl ...

Honours

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: 2015 (Novara)

References

External links

FIGC
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La Gazzetta dello Sport profile (2007–08)
* 1984 births Living people Italian footballers Italy youth international footballers Bologna F.C. 1909 players Catania S.S.D. players Atalanta B.C. players Pisa S.C. players U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 players A.S.D. Portogruaro players A.C. Carpi players U.S. Cremonese players U.S. Lecce players Novara F.C. players Rimini F.C. 1912 players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Association football forwards People from Brindisi Footballers from Apulia Sportspeople from the Province of Brindisi {{Italy-footy-forward-1980s-stub