Enzo Pablo Roco Roco (born Enzo Pablo AndÃa Roco; 16 August 1992) is a Chilean professional
footballer
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who plays as a
central defender
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
La Liga
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club
Elche
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, Roco joined Universidad Católica's youth setup in 2008 from the Academia Municipal de Fútbol Ovalle (Municipal Football Academy of Ovalle), aged fifteen. He was definitely promoted to the first-team in 2011, and played his first match as a professional on 8 May 2011, starting and being
sent off
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in a 0–0 home draw against
Unión Española
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.
On 24 September Roco scored his first professional goal, but in a 3–2 loss at
Santiago Morning
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. He established himself as a starter in the following campaigns, being an ever-present figure during the club's Primera División and
Copa Chile
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titles.
On 31 July 2014, Roco joined
La Liga
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side
Elche CF
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on loan with a buyout clause. He made his debut in the competition on 31 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against
Granada CF
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.
On 31 July 2015, Roco moved to fellow league club
RCD Espanyol
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, on loan from O'Higgins for one year with an option to buy.
On 28 June 2016,
Eduardo de la Torre
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announced the arrival of Enzo along with Chilean teammate Francisco Silva. After, the municipal council of
declared him an Hijo Ilustre ('Honoured son') of the community.
Roco joined Turkish side
BeÅŸiktaÅŸ
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on a four-season contract on 27 July 2018. The contract between BeÅŸiktaÅŸ and Roco was mutually terminated grounded upon conclusion that Roco to be paid his pending receivables worthing
€
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700,000, on 6 September 2020. On 7 September 2020, another Süper Lig contestant
Fatih Karagümrük S.K.
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announced that Roco joined their team.
On 9 July 2021, it was announced that Roco would rejoin Elche on a two-year deal, coming back after six years to play for former manager
Fran Escribá
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Club career
Born in Valencia, Escribá played youth football with Valen ...
.
International career
After appearing with the under-17 squad in 2009, Roco made his debut with the main squad on 15 February 2012, starting and playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 loss against
Paraguay
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. He scored his first international goal on 22 March, netting his side's second of a 3–1 home win against
Peru
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On 13 May 2014, Roco was named in
Jorge Sampaoli
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Sampaoli starte ...
's 30-man list for
2014 FIFA World Cup
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, but was one of the seven players cut from the final list.
Personal life
On 8 July 2014 Roco changed his surname AndÃa to Roco, honoring his mother and grandfather.
Career statistics
:''Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Roco goal.''
Honours
Universidad Católica U18
*Campeonato Fútbol Joven: 2009
Universidad Católica
* Primera División:
2010
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*
Copa Chile
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:
2011
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