Pedro Rocha
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UruguayCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Pedro Virgilio Rocha Franchetti was a Uruguayan footballer who played 52 games for the Uruguay national team between 1961 and 1974. Nicknamed "el Verdugo", he was a highly skillful midfielder and a prolific goalscorer, regarded by Pelé as "one of the 5 best players in the world". He was listed by the IFFHS as the 37th greatest South American player of the XXth century. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-06
In the line-ups
10 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1962–1974The archive holds 10 team sheets naming Pedro Rocha in Uruguay's starting line-up, from 1962-05-30 to 1974-06-23.
10 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
9 goals across 8 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1965–1969| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-08-10 |  Chile | W2–0(h) | 90' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Montevideo |
| 1967-02-02 |  Argentina | W1–0(h) | 74' | Copa América | Montevideo |
| 1967-01-26 | Chile | D2–2(h) | 15' | Copa América | Montevideo |
| 1967-01-17 |  Bolivia | W4–0(h) | 5' | Copa América | Montevideo |
| 1966-07-15 |  France | W2–1(n) | 26' | FIFA World Cup | London |
| 1965-06-13 |  Peru | W2–1(h) | 62' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Montevideo |
| 1965-05-30 |  Venezuela | W3–1(a) | 10' 47' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Caracas |
| 1965-05-23 | Venezuela | W5–0(h) | 18' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Montevideo |
Honours
18 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours18 | ||||
| Copa América | ×1 | 1967 | Uruguay | |
| Primera División | ×8 | 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968 | Peñarol | |
| Copa Libertadores | ×3 | 1960, 1961, 1966 | Peñarol | |
| Campeonato Paulista | ×2 | 1971, 1975 | São Paulo | |
| Intercontinental Cup | ×2 | 1961, 1966 | Peñarol | |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | ×1 | 1977 | São Paulo | |
| Intercontinental Champions' Supercup | ×1 | 1969 | Peñarol | |
| Individual honours10 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 7 | ||||
| Uruguayan Primera División Top Scorer | ×3 | 1963, 1965, 1968 | ||
| Intercontinental Champions' Supercup Top Scorer | ×2 | 1968, 1969 | ||
| Campeonato Brasileiro Top Scorer | 1972 | |||
| Copa Libertadores Top Scorer | 1974 | |||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| Copa América Best Player | 1967 | |||
| Teams of the season · 1 | ||||
| IFFHS Uruguayan Men's Dream Team (Team B) | ||||
| More honours · 1 | ||||
| Bola de Prata | 1973 | |||