RochatAlain ROCHAT

Presentation

Retired
SWITZERLAND SWITZERLAND
BornFeb 1, 1983
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, CANADA
Age41 years old
Size1.82 m
Weight74 kg
PositionLeft-back
Centre-back
Arrival(s)
Young BoysYoung Boys2005
ZurichZurich2007
Departure(s)
ZurichZurich2006
ZurichZurich2007 / M€ 0.6
Numbers21
Selections
Suisse A
Career
YverdonYverdon
Young BoysYoung Boys
RennesRennes
ZurichZurich
ZurichZurich
VancouverVancouver
DC UnitedDC United
Young BoysYoung Boys
LausanneLausanne
Alain Rochat arrived at Stade Rennais FC in the Summer of 2005 from Young Boys Bern. This left-back would also help out in central defence, replacing Le Lan, who was transferred to Guingamp, in a Rennes squad which was preparing to embark on a season in Europe. At the beginning of the season, he was first-choice under Bölöni, but the Swiss international had a difficult start in a team which struggled defensively. Singled-out for blame in the defeats against Nantes (0-3) and Le Mans (0-4), he paid a heavy price for his poor performance in a 0-6 thrashing at Nancy, where he scored an own-goal. Substituted after 38 minutes, Rochat no longer figured in the club’s plans after that, after Rennes signed Edman as left-back. After yet another own-goal in a match with nothing at stake against Salonica (1-5), he spent the rest of the season in the Reserves. In July 2006, he was loaned to Zürich, and then made his move permanent the following Summer, to the former club of Nonda.