Iacopo La Rocca
La Rocca playing for Western Sydney Wanderers in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 17 February 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder/Central defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Adelaide United | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Pro Vercelli | 36 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Chieti | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Fermana | 8 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Sassari Torres | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | AC Bellinzona | 89 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Grasshopper | 19 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 58 | (6) |
| 2015– | Adelaide United | 30 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2017. |
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Iacopo La Rocca (born 17 February 1984) is an Italian-Australian footballer, who plays as a defensive midfielder and Central defender in the A-League for Adelaide United.
La Rocca started his youth career at Lazio, before moving to his first club Pro Vercelli. He since played various clubs in Italy, likes of Chieti, Fermana, Sassari Torres before moving to Switzerland, where he joined AC Bellinzona and Swiss Super League club Grasshopper.
On 11 September 2012, he signed a one-year deal with A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers. La Rocca scored his first goal for Western Sydney Wanderers on 18 November 2012 in just his second game, to defeat Perth Glory. In February 2013, he signed a new two-year deal with the Wanderers.
On 23 March, La Rocca was sent off in the last minute of stoppage time in the third Sydney Derby of the season for elbowing Sydney midfielder Terry Antonis in the temple. The subsequent ban meant La Rocca missed the semifinal and the final. His club nonetheless won the title in their debut season, and then won the 2014 AFC Champions League, with La Rocca starting both legs of their triumph over Al-Hilal in the final.
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