Rocco_Placentino

Rocco Placentino

Rocco Placentino

Canadian soccer player

Rocco Placentino (born 25 February 1982) is a Canadian retired international soccer player. He is currently the technical director of Canadian club CS Saint-Laurent.[1]

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Career

Club

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Placentino spent most of his early career in the Italian lower leagues, representing Avellino, Teramo, Cavese, Gualdo, Massese and Gubbio.[2]

On 22 May 2008, Placentino returned to his hometown team, the Montreal Impact, having originally left the team for Italy six seasons previously.[3] During the 2009 USL season, Placentino scored a goal in the playoff quarterfinal match against the Charleston Battery.[4] On 26 November 2009, Placentino signed a two-season contract with the Impact.[5] Afterwards, he joined A.C. Perugia Calcio in the Serie C2[6][7]

International

Placentino represented Canada at youth level, and earned one cap for the senior team on 3 September 2005, in a 2–1 friendly loss over Spain.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "Technical Directors- Soccer Saint-Laurent". Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  2. [2]
    Rocco Placentino at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. [3]
    "QUEBEC NATIVE ROCCO PLACENTINO BACK WITH THE IMPACT". Montreal Impact official website. 22 May 2008. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011.
  4. [4]
    "QUEBEC Charleston Battery at Montreal Impact, 0:2". United Soccer Leagues. 24 September 2009. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012.
  5. [5]
    "ADAM BRAZ AND ROCCO PLACENTINO BACK FOR TWO SEASONS". Montreal Impact official website. 26 November 2009. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011.
  6. [6]
    "Placentino et l'Italie" [Placentino and Italy]. Ici Radio-Canada Télé (in French). 23 July 2010.
  7. [7]
    "Placentino, Rocco". Tutto Calciatori.
  8. [8]
    "Profile". Canadian Soccer Association. Archived from the original on 2010-08-10.
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