Juan Ramón Rocha (born 8 March 1954) is an Argentine professional football

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and former player, who is the current manager of Greek

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club Thesprotos.

Playing career

Born in Santo Tomé,

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, Rocha began his professional career at

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in 1972, he was part of their

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winning team in 1974. He moved to Boca Juniors in 1979 and played in

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finals. In 1980, he was transferred to

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soccer club

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

where he played until his retirement on July 1, 1989. Nicknamed ''The Indian'', Rocha was a skillful player, with vision and remarkable sportsmanship. He is considered by many one of the greatest players in the team's history. Rocha was first signed for Panathinaikos under the name ''Boublis'' with Greek papers; the subsequent discovery of record falsifications and ensuing scandal almost landed Rocha in jail and Panathinaikos in the second division. These allegations were later dismissed and both Panathinaikos and Rocha were acquitted. This was one of the many cases of "hellenization" of foreign players for many Greek soccer clubs.

Managerial career

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and

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. He was also the coach of Panathinaikos's semi final run in the 1995–96 UEFA Champions League. He also managed

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. He is now member of the scouting team of Panathinaikos, mostly searching players in Argentina and South America. After

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resigned at 14 November 2012, Rocha once more became the manager of

. On 11 September 2017 he was introduced as the coach of Ruch Chorzów.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

;

: 1974 ;

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: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989 *

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: 1983–84, 1985–86

Manager

;

: 1995 *

: 1994–95, 1995–96

References

External links

*
Boca Juniors biography
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