Piotr Rocki

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Piotr Rocki

| fullname = Piotr Rocki

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1974|01|11}}

| birth_place = Warsaw, Poland

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2020|06|01|1974|01|11}}

| death_place = Bytom, Poland

| height = {{height|m=1.72|precision=0}}

| position = Striker, midfielder

| youthyears1 = 1986–1991

| youthclubs1 = Polonez Warsaw

| youthyears2 = 1991

| youthclubs2 = Marcovia Marki

| youthyears3 = 1992–1993

| youthclubs3 = Polonia Warsaw

| years1 = 1993–1994

| years2 = 1993–1996

| years3 = 1996–1997

| years4 = 1997–2000

| years5 = 2000–2001

| years6 = 2001–2003

| years7 = 2003–2004

| years8 = 2004–2005

| years9 = 2005–2008

| years10 = 2008–2009

| years11 = 2000–2010

| years12 = 2010–2012

| years13 = 2012–2013

| years14 = 2013–2014

| years15 = 2014

| years16 = 2014–2018

| clubs1 = Marcovia Marki

| clubs2 = Polonia Warsaw

| clubs3 = Hetman Zamość

| clubs4 = Górnik Zabrze

| clubs5 = Dyskobolia Grodzisk

| clubs6 = Odra Wodzisław Śląski

| clubs7 = Dyskobolia Grodzisk

| clubs8 = Odra Wodzisław Śląski

| clubs9 = Dyskobolia Grodzisk

| clubs10 = Legia Warsaw

| clubs11 = Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała

| clubs12 = Ruch Radzionków

| clubs13 = GKS Tychy

| clubs14 = Kolejarz Stróże

| clubs15 = Polonia Bytom

| clubs16 = Ruch Radzionków

| caps1 =

| caps2 = 70

| caps3 = 0

| caps4 = 79

| caps5 = 3

| caps6 = 51

| caps7 = 28

| caps8 = 24

| caps9 = 75

| caps10 = 16

| caps11 = 22

| caps12 = 58

| caps13 = 30

| caps14 = 16

| caps15 = 1

| goals1 =

| goals2 = 9

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 9

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 11

| goals7 = 2

| goals8 = 7

| goals9 = 14

| goals10 = 0

| goals11 = 2

| goals12 = 6

| goals13 = 9

| goals14 = 1

| goals15 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2019

| managerclubs1 = Ruch Radzionków

}}

Piotr Rocki (11 January 1974 – 1 June 2020{{cite web |title=Piotr Rocki nie żyje |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/304/news3040461-Piotr-Rocki-nie-zyje.html |website=90minut.pl |accessdate=2 June 2020 |language=pl |date=2 June 2020}}) was a Polish professional footballer.

Club career

Rocki was born in Warsaw. On 5 May 2008, he joined Legia Warsaw. Before he played for Polonez Warsaw, Marcovia Marki, Polonia Warsaw, Hetman Zamość, Górnik Zabrze, Odra Wodzisław Śląski and Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski. For Odra, he played 75 matches scoring 18 goals, becoming a fan favorite.{{90minut|1793}}

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.[http://www.90minut.pl/news/227/news2272806-Trzech-nowych-pilkarzy-w-Polonii-Bytom.html Trzech nowych piłkarzy w Polonii Bytom], 90minut.pl, 2014-01-23 {{in lang|pl}}

Death

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.{{Cite web |date=2020-06-02 |title=Piotr Rocki nie żyje. Były piłkarz Groclinu, Odry i Legii miał 46 lat |url=https://www.sport.pl/pilka/7,65039,25994492,piotr-rocki-nie-zyje-byly-pilkarz-groclinu-odry-i-legii-mial.html |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=Sport.pl |language=pl}} He was aged 46. After the funeral, the urn with the footballer's ashes was buried in St. Francis Parish cemetery in Zabrze.{{Cite web |date=2020-06-06 |title=Tłumy kibiców na pogrzebie Piotra Rockiego. Byli reprezentanci Polski pożegnali przyjaciela |url=https://www.sport.pl/pilka/7,65039,26008976,tlumy-kibicow-na-pogrzebie-piotra-rockiego-byli-reprezentanci.html |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=Sport.pl |language=pl}}

Honours

Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski

Polish Cup: 2006–07
Ekstraklasa Cup: 2006–07, 2007–08

Legia Warsaw

Polish Super Cup: 2008

Ruch Radzionków

IV liga Silesia I: 2014–15,{{cite web |title=IV liga 2014/2015, grupa: śląska I |url=http://www.90minut.pl/liga/0/liga7508.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=28 October 2024 |language=pl}} 2017–18{{cite web |title=Haiz IV liga 2017/2018, grupa: śląska I |url=http://www.90minut.pl/liga/0/liga9542.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=28 October 2024 |language=pl}}