Personal information | |||
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Full name | Piotr Rocki | ||
Date of birth | 11 January 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Warsaw, Poland | ||
Date of death | 1 June 2020 | (aged 46)||
Place of death | Bytom, Poland | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker, midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1986–1991 | Polonez Warsaw | ||
1991 | Marcovia Marki | ||
1992–1993 | Polonia Warsaw | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1994 | Marcovia Marki | ||
1993–1996 | Polonia Warsaw | 70 | (9) |
1996–1997 | Hetman Zamość | 0 | (0) |
1997–2000 | Górnik Zabrze | 79 | (9) |
2000–2001 | Dyskobolia Grodzisk | 3 | (0) |
2001–2003 | Odra Wodzisław Śląski | 51 | (11) |
2003–2004 | Dyskobolia Grodzisk | 28 | (2) |
2004–2005 | Odra Wodzisław Śląski | 24 | (7) |
2005–2008 | Dyskobolia Grodzisk | 75 | (14) |
2008–2009 | Legia Warsaw | 16 | (0) |
2000–2010 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 22 | (2) |
2010–2012 | Ruch Radzionków | 58 | (6) |
2012–2013 | GKS Tychy | 30 | (9) |
2013–2014 | Kolejarz Stróże | 16 | (1) |
2014 | Polonia Bytom | 1 | (0) |
2014–2017 | Ruch Radzionków | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Piotr Rocki (11 January 1974 – 1 June 2020[1]) was a Polish professional footballer.
Rocki was born in Warsaw. On 5 May 2008, he joined Legia Warsaw. Before [clarification needed]he played for Polonez Warsaw, Marcovia Marki, Polonia Warsaw, Hetman Zamość, Górnik Zabrze, Odra Wodzisław Śląski and later[clarification needed] for Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski.
For Odra, he played 75 matches scoring 18 goals, becoming a fan favorite.
Right before the 2008–09 season, he joined Legia Warsaw. During his second match for Legia, Rocki scored the winning goal for his team in the Polish Super Cup against Wisła Kraków on 20 July 2008.
After the 2008–09 season, he joined I liga club Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała. Later, he played for Polonia Bytom.[2]
On 31 May 2020, Rocki was rushed to the hospital in a serious condition after a brain aneurysm ruptured. The following day, he died in the early hours of the evening.[1][3] He was aged 46. After the funeral, the urn with the footballer's ashes was buried in St. Francis Parish cemetery in Zabrze.[4]
Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski
Legia Warsaw