Adi Rocha Sobrinho Filho (born 15 December 1985), commonly known as Adi Rocha or simply Adi, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
 Adi Rocha in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adi Rocha Sobrinho Filho | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Riachão, Maranhão, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2006 | Inter de Limeira | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2007 | Nacional Atlético Clube | 19 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | LASK Linz | 19 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Austria Kärnten | 16 | (10) |
| 2009–2011 | Energie Cottbus | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Concordia Chiajna | 15 | (8) |
| 2012–2013 | FCSB | 16 | (9) |
| 2013 | Gamba Osaka | 13 | (9) |
| 2014–2015 | Žalgiris Vilnius | 3 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 29 | (11) |
| Total | 131 | (54) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editAdi was born in Riachão, Maranhão.
Energie Cottbus
editAdi transferred to Energie Cottbus from Austria Kärnten in the 2009 winter transfer window after scoring 10 goals in 17 games.[1] After he was injured in his first match in the Bundesliga Adi was not able to play anymore due to a severe injury (persistent cartilage damage). After being sidelined for two years, his contract was terminated at the end of the 2010–11 season.[2]
Concordia Chiajna
editAdi went to Liga I side Concordia Chiajna to restart his career.[3] Not being held back by knee problems, he had a great spell at Chiajna, scoring eight goals from 15 games,[4] to help his team avoid relegation to Liga II.
FCSB
editIn May 2012, Adi was brought to FCSB by his former Concordia Chiajna manager Laurențiu Reghecampf.[5] On 23 July, he made his first appearance for FCSB in a game against his former team Concordia Chiajna which ended in a 1–0 victory for the Bucharest team.[6] He scored his first goal a week later against Astra Ploiești in a dramatic game that ended with the 4–3 victory of his team.[7] On 30 August, he scored two goals against Ekranas in the Europa League play-off, to secure FCSB their presence in the group stages.[8]
Žalgiris Vilnius
editIn July 2014, he signed with Žalgiris Vilnius.
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nacional Atlético Clube | 2007 | Série B | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| LASK Linz | 2007–08[9] | Austrian Bundesliga | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Austria Kärnten | 2008–09[9] | Austrian Bundesliga | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 |
| Energie Cottbus | 2008–09[9] | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009–10[9] | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010–11[9] | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Concordia Chiajna | 2011–12[10] | Liga I | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 |
| FCSB | 2012–13[10] | Liga I | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 27 | 12 |
| Gamba Osaka | 2013[10] | J.League Division 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | ||
| Žalgiris Vilnius | 2014[10] | A Lyga | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Jiangxi Liansheng | 2015[9] | China League One | 29 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 16 |
| Career total | 131 | 54 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 145 | 62 | ||
Honours
editFCSB
Gamba Osaka
Žalgiris Vilnius
References
edit- ^ "Adi verstärkt Energie-Offensive" (in German). Energie Cottbus. 22 December 2008. Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
- ^ "Energie Cottbus trennt sich von zwei Stürmern" (in German). Financial Times Deutschland. 20 December 2011. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Adi Rocha, primul interviu la FCSB: "Este cea mai bună echipă din România şi sunt foarte fericit să mă aflu aici"" (in Romanian). ProSport. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Primul transfer al FCSB: atacantul Adi Rocha, de la Concordia Chiajna" (in Romanian). stiri.tvr.ro. 21 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Reghe bifează primul transfer al verii – Rocha e al FCSB!" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "FOTO&VIDEO Salvat de Rusescu – Reghecampf a debutat cu victorie în Ghencea, FCSB – Chiajna 1-0" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ "Astra Giurgiu vs. FCSB București 3–4". Soccerway. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "FOTO FCSB – Ekranas 3-0 – Roş-albaştrii s-au calificat în grupele EL!" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f "Adi » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d Adi Rocha at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
External links
edit- Liga 1 profile
- Adi Rocha at Soccerway
- Adi Rocha at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
