Anthony Roche

For the Australian tennis player, see Tony Roche.

Anthony Roche

Personal information
Date of birth	(1976-08-17) August 17, 1976 (age 48)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	Brisbane Strikers	21	(12)
2003–2004	Fortuna Düsseldorf	12	(0)
2004–2005	Yeovil Town	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Roche (born 17 August 1976) is an Australian retired footballer.

Early life and education

Anthony Roche was born on 17 August 1976[1][2] in Brisbane, Queensland. He may have French citizenship as well as Australian.[3]

In 1994, Roche played in the Australian Schoolboys International team.[2]

Career

Roche first played for Wynnum District in Brisbane, Queensland.[1]

He represented Queensland against New South Wales in 2000 (when he scored once) and 2002 (no goals).[2]

In 2002 he joined Brisbane Strikers[1] in the National Soccer League, under coach John Kosmina.[4][5] He played as a forward, number 21,[1] scoring 12 goals in 21 games.[2][3]

That attracted the interest of Fortuna Dusseldorf[6] and he signed for the then-Oberliga Nordrhein club from the Strikers for the 2004/5 season. He failed to make an impact in Germany, despite coach Massimo Morales's hopes for his "killer instinct" in front of goal.[7]

He then joined English side and Yeovil Town in League Two from July 2004, but retired in December 2004.[3]

After retirement

After leaving Yeovil, Roche managed the Wynnum Wolves FC from January 2005 until December 2007.[3]

In 2019, he was became senior women's coach at Sunshine Coast Wanderers[8]

References

1. "Brisbane Strikers". FootballSquads. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
2. "RO". Australian Player Database. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
3. "Anthony Roche". worldfootball.net. 17 August 1976. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
4. "How the teams line up". The Age. 19 September 2003. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
5. "Brisbane stay on the rise as they strike out wasteful United who anger fans". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 December 2002. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
6. Krause, Otto (30 March 2020). "Eine ganze Saison Jetlag: Serie: Fortuna und der Känguru-Transferflop". Express.de (in German). Retrieved 18 August 2020. Anthony Roche (43)
7. Lonn, Maximilian. "Fortuna Transfers: Leihspieler mit Potenzial und extremen Geschichten". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 18 August 2020.
8. "Sunshine Coast Football Team Launch 2019 Season with Major Sponsor". Reflected Image. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2024.