Rocco Placentino (born 25 February 1982) is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

retired international soccer player. He is currently the technical director of Canadian club

CS Saint-Laurent Club de Soccer Saint-Laurent is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Saint-Laurent, Quebec that plays in Ligue1 Québec. History Established as a youth soccer club, the club was founded in 1982. As part of their 40th anniversary ...

Career

Club

Born in

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is ...

, Placentino spent most of his early career in the Italian lower leagues, representing

Avellino Avellino () is a town and ''comune'', capital of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is situated in a plain surrounded by mountains east of Naples and is an important hub on the road from Salerno to Benevento. ...

Teramo Teramo (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Tèreme ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo. The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines ( Gran Sasso d'Italia ...

, Cavese, Gualdo, Massese and

Gubbio Gubbio () is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia ( Umbria). It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennines. History The city's origins are very ancie ...

. On 22 May 2008, Placentino returned to his hometown team, the Montreal Impact, having originally left the team for Italy six seasons previously. During the 2009 USL season, Placentino scored a goal in the playoff quarterfinal match against the

Charleston Battery The Charleston Battery are an American professional association football, soccer club based in Charleston, South Carolina, and member of the USL Championship. Founded in 1993, the Battery are one of the oldest continuously operating professiona ...

. On 26 November 2009, Placentino signed a two-season contract with the Impact. Afterwards, he joined A.C. Perugia Calcio in the

Serie C2 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consisted of 36 teams, but in the 2011–12 season, there were 41 teams divided geographically into two divisions of ...

International

Placentino represented Canada at youth level, and earned one cap for the senior team on 3 September 2005, in a 2–1 friendly loss over

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Placentino, Rocco 1982 births U.S. Avellino 1912 players A.S. Gubbio 1910 players Association football midfielders Canada men's international soccer players Canada men's under-23 international soccer players Canada men's youth international soccer players Canadian expatriate soccer players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Canadian people of Italian descent Canadian soccer players Expatriate footballers in Italy Living people Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players Soccer players from Montreal U.S. Massese 1919 players USL First Division players USSF Division 2 Professional League players Serie B players Première Ligue de soccer du Québec players FC St-Léonard players ACP Montréal-Nord players