Augusto Rocha

Augusto Francisco Rocha (born 7 February 1935 in Macau) is a former Portuguese footballer who played as a forward.

Augusto Rocha
Personal information
Full name Augusto Francisco Rocha
Date of birth (1935-02-07) 7 February 1935
Place of birth Macau
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1955 Sporting de Macau
1955–1956 Sporting CP
1956–1971 Académica
National team
1958–1963 Portugal 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Rocha gained 7 caps for Portugal and made his debut 13 April 1958 in Madrid against Spain, in a 0-1 defeat.

Family

Rocha's mother was Luisa Hai, a Chinese woman moving to Macau from Guangdong in 1920s. Rocha's father was a Portuguese man travelling to Macau. Rocha was named Lo Sec (羅錫) in Chinese. His son Miguel Rocha was also a footballer. After retirement, Rocha opened the Lung Wah Cantonese restaurant in Coimbra in 1971.


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