How tall is Pedro Rocha?

Pedro Rocha's listed height was 181 cm (5'11"). He was taller than about 97% of men in Brazil.

Where 181 cm sits among men in Brazil

Taller than about 97% of men in Brazil born in 1942 (average 168.1 cm).

About Pedro Rocha

Pedro Rocha, full name Pedro Virgilio Rocha Franchetti, was a Uruguayan footballer who played 52 games for the Uruguay national team between 1961 and 1974. He was born on 3 December 1942 in Salto and died on 2 December 2013. He was nicknamed el Verdugo, the Executioner, and was a skillful midfielder and a prolific goalscorer.

Rocha was the first player to appear in four consecutive World Cups for Uruguay, in 1962, 1966, 1970 and 1974, and he remained the only one until 2022. He also played in the 1967 Copa América. At Peñarol the club won eight Uruguayan league titles, three Copa Libertadores and the Copa Intercontinental in 1961 and 1966. He joined São Paulo in 1970 and helped it win the Campeonato Paulista in 1971 and 1975, and he was top scorer in 1972.

Rocha stood at a listed 181 cm (5'11"). Pelé regarded him as one of the 5 best players in the world, and the IFFHS listed him as the 37th greatest South American player of the twentieth century.

Frequently asked

How tall is Pedro Rocha in feet and inches? Pedro Rocha was 5'11" tall, which is 181 cm, 71.3 inches or 1.81 m.

Is Pedro Rocha tall for men in Brazil? At 181 cm he was taller than about 97% of men in Brazil born in 1942, whose average height is 168.1 cm.

Sources

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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