Juan Ramon Rocha
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Juan Ramón Rocha (born May 08, 1954 in Santo Tomé, Corrientes) is an Argentine fromer footballer, and coach.
He began his professional career at Newell's Old Boys in 1972, he was part of their Metropolitano winning team in 1974. He moved to Boca Juniors in 1979. In 1980 he was transferred to Greek club Panathinaikos where he played until his retirement in 1989.
Nicknamed The Indian, he was a great footballer who had skill, vision and served the club until his retirement in 1989. He is definitely one of the best players in Panathinaikos' history, as older fans would remember. He was first signed for Panathinaikos under the name Boublis with greek papers; the subsequent discovery of record falsifications and the ensuing scandal almost landed Rocha in jail and Panathinaikos in the second division. Later these allegations were found missing and Panathinaikos and Rocha were dismissed.
After retirement he started coaching, first Ilisiakos, then Kalamata and Skoda Xanthi. He was also the coach of Panathinaikos's semi final run in the 95-96 UEFA Champions League. He is now manager of Olympiakos Nicosia in Cyprus.
[edit] Trophies
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 |  Newell's Old Boys |
Metropolitano |
| 1982 |  Panathinaikos |
Greek Cup |
| 83/84 | Panathinaikos |
Greek First Division |
| 1984 | Panathinaikos |
Greek Cup |
| 84/85 | Panathinaikos |
Greek First Division |
| 1986 | Panathinaikos |
Greek Cup |
| 1988 | Panathinaikos |
Greek Cup |
| 1989 | Panathinaikos |
Greek Cup |
[edit] Statistics
- Games (TOTAL) : 403
- Goals (TOTAL) : 45
- League games : 227
- League goals : 13
- Cup Goals : 3
- Games in Europe : 15
- Goals in Europe : 2
- Games with Argentine national team : 12
| Preceded by Ivica Osim |
Panathinaikos Manager 1994-1996 |
Succeeded by Mike Galakos |
| Preceded by Vassilis Daniil |
Panathinaikos Manager 1999 |
Succeeded by Ioannis Kyrastas |
