Francesco Rocca

Francesco Rocca (; born 2 August 1954) is an Italian professional football coach and former player, who played as a defender. He spent his entire career with Italian club Roma, with whom they won the Coppa Italia twice. He was the coach of the Italy U20 national team from 2008 until 2011.

International career Rocca played 18 games for the Italy national team from 1974 to 1976, and scored his only international goal for Italy in a 4–0 friendly away win against the United States on 23 May 1976.

Managerial career As a manager, Rocca took Italy to a fourth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He also led the U-19 team which finished as the runner-up in the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. After the tournament he changed to being a coach of the U-20 team, and led his team to the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

He is one of eleven members of the Hall of Fame of A.S. Roma.

Honours Roma Coppa Italia: 1979–80, 1980–81

Individual A.S. Roma Hall of Fame: 2012