Iacopo La Rocca
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La Rocca playing for Western Sydney Wanderers in 2013
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| Date of birth | February 17, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
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| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
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Current team
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Adelaide United | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Pro Vercelli | 36 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Chieti | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Fermana | 8 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Sassari Torres | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | AC Bellinzona | 89 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Grasshopper | 19 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 58 | (6) |
| 2015– | Adelaide United | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2015 | |||
Iacopo La Rocca (born 17 February 1984) is an Italian footballer, who plays as a defensive midfielder in the A-League for Adelaide United FC.
Club career
La Rocca started his youth career at Lazio, before moving to his first club Pro Vercelli. He since played various clubs in Italy, likes of Chieti, Fermana, Sassari Torres before moving to Switzerland, where he joined AC Bellinzona and Swiss Super League club Grasshopper.
On 11 September 2012, he signed a one-year deal with A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers.[1] La Rocca scored his first goal for Western Sydney Wanderers on 18 November 2012 in just his second game, to defeat Perth Glory.[2] In February 2013, he signed a new two-year deal with the Wanderers.[3]
On 23 March, La Rocca was sent off in the last minute of stoppage time in the third Sydney Derby of the season for elbowing Sydney midfielder Terry Antonis in the temple. The subsequent ban meant La Rocca missed the semifinal and the final.[4] His club nonetheless won the title in their debut season, and then won the 2014 AFC Champions League, with La Rocca starting both legs of their triumph over Al-Hilal in the final.
At the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco, La Rocca opened the scoring against Cruz Azul of Mexico in an eventual 1–3 loss after extra time.[5]
In June 2015, La Rocca signed a two-year contract with Adelaide United.[6]
Honours
- Western Sydney Wanderers
Individual
References
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External links
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- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Rome
- Italian footballers
- Italian expatriate footballers
- A-League players
- Western Sydney Wanderers FC players
- A.S.D. Chieti players
- F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892 players
- AC Bellinzona players
- Grasshopper Club Zürich players
- Swiss Super League players
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Italian expatriates in Switzerland
- Expatriate soccer players in Australia
- Italian expatriates in Australia
- Association football midfielders
