Carlos Roca (footballer)
Carlos Jose Roca (born 4 September 1984) is an English football midfielder who played in the Football League for Oldham Athletic.
| Roca playing for FC United of Manchester in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Jose Roca[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1984[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester,[1] England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2003 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Oldham Athletic[2] | 7 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Carlisle United[3] | 10 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Northwich Victoria[3] (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Northwich Victoria | ||
| 2007–2008 | Stalybridge Celtic[4] | 26 | (5) |
| 2008 | Altrincham[5] | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2013 | FC United of Manchester[6] | 165 | (33) |
| 2013 | Chorley[7] | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Rhyl[8] | 14 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2014 | |||
Career edit
Roca started his playing career at Oldham Athletic, and made his senior debut in August 2003 in the Division Two defeat at home to Brighton & Hove Albion.[2] After manager Iain Dowie moved on to Crystal Palace, Roca played little first-team football. He was released at the end of the season, and moved on to Carlisle United working under Paul Simpson.[9] Roca played regularly at first,[3] but was unable to force his way back into the first team after a knee injury. He spent time on loan at fellow Conference club Northwich Victoria,[10] and after Carlisle won promotion back to the Football League, he was released.[11]
He then joined Northwich on a permanent contract, and helped them win the 2005–06 Conference North title and reach the semi-final of the 2006–07 FA Trophy.[12][13] Transfer-listed in July 2007,[12] he was expected to join Droylsden but instead signed for Stalybridge Celtic.[14] He moved on to Altrincham before the end of the season,[15] and then joined FC United of Manchester. Roca spent five years at FC United, making over 200 appearances for the club in all competitions.[6] After a brief spell at Chorley,[7] he spent the second half of the 2013–14 season in the Welsh Premier League with Rhyl.[8]
As of 2019, Roca was managing director of Pro Football Academy,[16] a football coaching and services provider that won the New Business of the Year Award at the 2019 Lloyds Bank National Business Awards.[17]
Personal life edit
Born in England, Roca is of Spanish descent through his father who is from Palma de Mallorca.[18]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Carlos Roca". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Games played by Carlos Roca in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Carlos Roca in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Carlos Roca". Stalybridge Celtic F.C. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Carlos Roca in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ a b . FCUM in Russia. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016. Untick "including cup games" to see league-only stats.
- ^ a b Locke, Mark (23 August 2013). . Chorley F.C. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
. Chorley F.C. Archived from the original on 13 September 2013. - ^ a b "C. Roca". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ Rowcroft, Lee (14 May 2004). . News & Star. Carlisle. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Vics eye Steele in swap". Cheshire Live. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ Rowcroft, Lee (20 May 2005). . News & Star. Carlisle. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Roca transfer-listed by Northwich". BBC Sport. 18 July 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ Pullen, Nick (19 March 2007). "Harriers heroes in wait for Wembley". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Stalybridge beat Bloods to Roca". BBC Sport. 17 August 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ . News & Star. Carlisle. 4 March 2008. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Junior Premier League partners with Pro Football Academy". Junior Premier League. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2020.[dead link]
- ^ . National Business Awards. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "15 Years of FC: The Carlos Roca Interview". FC United of Manchester. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
External links edit
- Carlos Roca at Soccerbase
- Pro Football Academy website