Frédéric Da Rocha is a retired French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 footballer who played as a midfielder

Midfielder

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Career

From 1996 to 2009 he was a key player for Nantes. He was an attacking midfielder and winger who was renowned for his technique. In the summer of 2009, he joined newly promoted Ligue 1

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....

 side Boulogne

US Boulogne

Union Sportive de Boulogne-sur-Mer Côte d'Opale is a French association football club based in the commune of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The club was founded in 1898 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second of division of French football, having been relegated from Ligue 1 during the 2009–10 season.The...

. After one season with Boulogne, Da Rocha signed for Championnat de France amateur club Carquefou

USJA Carquefou

USJA Carquefou are a French football team currently playing in the Group D of Championnat de France amateur based in Carquefou, Loire-Atlantique.-History:...

. He finished his playing career at the end of the 2010–11 season.