Angel Arocha Guillen (23 June 1907 – 2 September 1938), commonly known as Arocha, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward. Arocha began his career with CD Tenerife then he played for FC Barcelona between 1927 and 1933.
 Ángel Arocha in 1929 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ángel Arocha Guillén | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Tenerife, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 2 September 1938 (aged 31) | ||
| Place of death | Balaguer, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1925–1927 | Tenerife | 77 | (73) |
| 1927–1933 | Barcelona | 60 | (49) |
| 1933–1936 | Atlético Madrid | 32 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 1931 | Spain | 2 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Arocha scored 203 goals in 210 matches played with FC Barcelona.
After playing for Barça he moved to Atlético de Aviación. He died in Balaguer during the Spanish Civil War.
Honours
edit- FC Barcelona
- La Liga (1): 1929
- Copa del Rey (1): 1928
External links
edit- Ángel Arocha at BDFutbol
- Spain stats at BDFutbol
- Ángel Arocha at CD Tenerife.es Archived 24 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)