José Manuel Roca Cases (born 28 February 1976) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and a manager.

José Manuel Roca
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Roca Cases
Date of birth (1976-02-28) 28 February 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Orihuela, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Panathinaikos F.C. (Analyst / Scout)
Youth career
1994–1995 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Real Madrid C 28 (0)
1997–1998 Real Madrid B 1 (0)
1998–1999 Murcia 15 (0)
1999–2000 Villarreal 0 (0)
2000–2001 Onda 2 (0)
2001–2002 Sabadell 7 (0)
2002–2003 Palamós 6 (0)
2003–2005 Novelda 67 (0)
2005–2006 Badajoz 13 (0)
2006–2008 Orihuela 44 (0)
2008–2010 Panthrakikos 33 (0)
2010–2011 Olympiacos Volos 3 (0)
2011–2012 Doxa Drama 7 (0)
2012–2013 Olympiacos Volos 0 (0)
Total 226 (0)
International career
1992–1993 Spain U17 4 (0)
1994 Spain U18 1 (0)
Managerial career
2013–2014 Olympiacos Volos
2014–2015 Panthrakikos
2015 Pafos
2016–2017 Orihuela
2017 SJK
2017–2018 Platanias
2018 Villanovense
2018–2019 Iraklis
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

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Born in Orihuela, Valencian Community, Roca only played lower league football in his country, representing Real Madrid C, Real Madrid Castilla, Real Murcia, CD Onda, CE Sabadell FC, Palamós CF, Novelda CF, CD Badajoz and Orihuela CF and appearing in 177 Segunda División B games over 11 seasons. In the 1999–2000 campaign he was part of Villarreal CF's roster, but failed to take part in any official matches as the club promoted to La Liga.

At already 32, Roca moved abroad, going on to spend the rest of his career in Greece where he played for Panthrakikos FC, Olympiacos Volou 1937 FC (two spells) and Doxa Drama FC, for a total of 43 Superleague appearances. He retired in 2013 and immediately started coaching his last team, now in the second level.

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