Piotr Rocki

Piotr Rocki
Personal information
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
1993–1994	Marcovia Marki
1993–1996	Polonia Warsaw
1996–1997	Hetman Zamość
1997–2000	Górnik Zabrze
2000–2001	Dyskobolia Grodzisk
2001–2003	Odra Wodzisław Śląski
2003–2004	Dyskobolia Grodzisk
2004–2005	Odra Wodzisław Śląski
2005–2008	Dyskobolia Grodzisk
2008–2009	Legia Warsaw
2000–2010	Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
2010–2012	Ruch Radzionków
2012–2013	GKS Tychy
2013–2014	Kolejarz Stróże
2014	Polonia Bytom
2014–2017	Ruch Radzionków
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Piotr Rocki (11 January 1974 – 1 June 2020^[1]) was a Polish professional footballer.

Career

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]