Sebastián Roco

Sebastián Alejandro Roco Melgarejo (born 26 June 1983) is a Chilean footballer as centre back.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Roco and the second or maternal family name is Melgarejo.
Sebastián Roco
Personal information
Full name Sebastián Alejandro Roco Melgarejo
Date of birth (1983-06-26) June 26, 1983
Place of birth San Felipe, Chile
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Unión San Felipe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Unión San Felipe 21 (1)
2003–2007 Wanderers 95 (12)
2004 → Temuco (loan) 37 (0)
2008 Audax Italiano 19 (1)
2008–2009 Gimnasia de Jujuy 19 (0)
2009 Everton 13 (1)
2010–2014 Cobreloa 128 (7)
2014–2016 Univ. de Concepción 10 (1)
2016–2017 Unión San Felipe 9 (0)
2018 Deportes Melipilla 0 (0)
National team‡
2006–2007 Chile 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 July 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 July 2007

Career

Roco began his football career aged 17 at the professional club of his city, Unión San Felipe of Chile's first division. In January 2003, he moved to Santiago Wanderers of Valparaíso, in where he was consecrated as centre back, scored 12 goals in 95 appearances and being many times in the nominations of the Chile national football team, but the end of this was when he was marginated of the team on 14 November 2007.[1]

However, despite of his bad moment, in January 2008, his rights was acquired by the Mexican club Necaxa, being immediately loaned to Audax Italiano for play the Copa Libertadores of that year. After a regular season in the club of La Florida, he moved to the Argentine Primera División club Gimnasia de Jujuy for an undisclosed fee. Roco made his debut in a 4–0 away loss against Boca Juniors at La Bombonera, playing the full 90 minutes. On 1 July 2009, was confirmed his return to the Chilean football, because Everton signed him for the Clausura Tournament of that season.[2]

The next season, was signed by Cobreloa, in where he was one of the key players of the runner-up earned in the 2011 Clausura Tournament lost against Universidad de Chile that in the season achieved the treble after of defeat to Cobreloa. On 2 March 2012, was reported that Flamengo would be interested in the services of the centre back.[3]

Roco played internationally against the Chile national football team in the 2007 Copa América in Venezuela, being call-up in that occasion by Nelson Acosta. He has played six times and scored one goal for the national team in his first match with Chile on 25 April 2006, in a 4–1 win over New Zealand on 24 April 2006.[4]

International goals

Honours

Club
Cobreloa
Universidad de Concepción

References
  1. "Roco: Siempre jugué a ganar con Stgo. Wanderers". Chileazul.cl. Santiago. 14 November 2007.
  2. "Sebastián Roco es la nueva carta defensiva de Everton". Cooperativa.cl. Viña del Mar. 1 July 2009.
  3. "Flamengo evalúa contratar a Sebastián Roco". La Tercera.cl. 2 March 2012.
  4. "Chile derrotó a Nueva Zelanda por 4-1 en Rancagua". Emol.cl. 25 April 2006.
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