José Antonio Roca

José Antonio Roca
Personal information
Full name	José Antonio Roca García
Date of birth	24 May 1928
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Date of death	4 May 2007 (aged 78)
Place of death	Mexico City, Mexico
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1949–1950	Necaxa
1950–1952	Asturias
1954–1958	Zacatepec
	Atlante
International career
1949–1958	Mexico
Managerial career
1970–1975	América
1975–1976	Laguna
1976–1978	Atlético Español
1978–1979	Tampico
1979–1981	América
1981–1982	Atlas
1982–1984	Toluca
1984–1985	Necaxa
1985–1987	Atlante
1987–1988	Ángeles Puebla
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Antonio Roca García (24 May 1928 – 4 May 2007) was a Mexican football player and manager.

Life and career

After he retired from playing, Roca became a football manager, leading Club América for 173 matches during 1970 to 1975. He would also manage Club de Fútbol Laguna, Atlético Español, Tampico Madero, Atlas, Toluca, Club Necaxa, Atlante F.C. and Ángeles de Puebla.^[1]

He played internationally with the Selección de fútbol de México, in three FIFA World Cup (1950, 1954 and 1958) tournaments as a player and one (1978) as manager.^[2]

^ ^a ^b "Murió José Antonio Roca, el antichiva número uno de México" [José Antonio Roca died, number one antichiva in México] (in Spanish). La Jornada. 5 May 2007.
^ "Muere José Antonio Roca" [José Antonio Roca dies] (in Spanish). Televisa Deportes. 4 May 2007. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010.

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