Full name Alain Rochat Years Team Role Footballer Spouse Emilie Rochat (m. 2006) | Current team BSC Young Boys Name Alain Rochat Height 1.83 m Salary 170,000 USD (2012) | |
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Date of birth (1983-02-01) 1 February 1983 (age 32) Place of birth Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada Playing position Children Solenn Rochat, Malicia Rochat, Natheo Rochat Parents Yvan Rochat, Sylvie Rochat Similar People Martin Rennie, Carl Robinson, Teitur Thordarson Profiles | ||
FIFA 13 | Balotelli celebration... in the game?
Alain Rochat (born 1 February 1983 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada) is a Swiss footballer who plays for BSC Young Boys.
Contents
- FIFA 13 Balotelli celebration in the game
- Switzerland
- Vancouver Whitecaps
- DC United
- Return to Switzerland
- International career
- FC Zurich
- References
Switzerland
Rochat (who was born in Canada but moved to Switzerland when he was two years old) began his career with Yverdon Sport FC in 1999 before moving to BSC Young Boys in 2002. His play with Young Boys led to a move to French side Rennes in 2005.
After not featuring much with the French side, Rochat returned to Switzerland joining top side Zurich in time for the 2006 campaign. Rochat helped FC Zurich to Swiss Super League championship titles during the 2006–07 and 2008–09 campaigns. Being a prominent member of the team he signed a new four years contract with the club. In 2010, Rochat helped FC Zurich reach the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, where they faced Spanish giants Real Madrid, Italian powerhouse AC Milan, and France's Olympique de Marseille in Group C.
Vancouver Whitecaps
He signed with USSF-D2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC during the 2010 season but was immediately loaned back to FC Zurich until 21 January 2011. He joined the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer shortly after the return. During the 2011 Major League Soccer season, the Whitecaps ended up being last place in MLS, but during the 2012 season, Rochat switched from his usual left back position to a defensive midfield position and helped lead the team to more than 10 clean sheets.
D.C. United
Rochat was traded to D.C. United on 7 June 2013 in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft and a conditional pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft. Rochat was reportedly unhappy with the trade and having to move his family.
Return to Switzerland
After a month with D.C. United, Rochat was sold to his old club BSC Young Boys for a fee of $500,000.
International career
Rochat appeared for Switzerland at the youth international level before making his senior international debut on 4 June 2005, as Switzerland claimed a 3–1 away victory over the Faroe Islands in Group Four of European qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.