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Adi Rocha

Brazilian footballer

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rocha and the second or paternal family name is Sobrinho. "Filho" is a generational suffix meaning "son", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

Adi Rocha Sobrinho Filho (born 15 December 1985), commonly known as Adi Rocha or simply Adi, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Contents

  • 1 Club career
    • 1.1 Energie Cottbus
    • 1.2 Concordia Chiajna
    • 1.3 Steaua București
    • 1.4 Žalgiris Vilnius
  • 2 Career statistics
  • 3 Honours
  • 4 References
  • 5 External links

Club career

Adi was born in Riachão, Maranhão.

Energie Cottbus

Adi transferred to Energie Cottbus from Austria Kärnten in the 2009 winter transfer window after scoring 10 goals in 17 games. After he was injured in his first match in the Bundesliga Adi was not able to play anymore due to a severe injury (persistent cartilage damage). After being sidelined for two years, his contract was terminated at the end of the 2010–11 season.

Concordia Chiajna

Adi went to Liga I side Concordia Chiajna to restart his career. Not being held back by knee problems, he had a great spell at Chiajna, scoring eight goals from 15 games, to help his team avoid relegation to Liga II.

Steaua București

In May 2012, Adi was brought to Steaua București by his former Concordia Chiajna manager Laurențiu Reghecampf. On 23 July, he made his first appearance for Steaua in a game against his former team Concordia Chiajna which ended in a 1–0 victory for the Bucharest team. He scored his first goal a week later against Astra Ploiești in a dramatic game that ended with the 4–3 victory of his team. On 30 August, he scored two goals against Ekranas in the Europa League play-off, to secure Steaua their presence in the group stages.

Žalgiris Vilnius

In July 2014, he signed with Žalgiris Vilnius.

Career statistics

Honours

Steaua București

  • Romanian Championship League: 2012–13

Gamba Osaka

  • J2 League: 2013

Žalgiris Vilnius

  • Lithuanian Championship: 2014

References

    External links

    • Liga 1 profile
    • Adi Rocha at Soccerway
    • Adi Rocha at J.League (in *anese)