Rocco Placentino (born 25 February 1982) is a Canadian retired international soccer player. He is currently the technical director of Canadian club CS Saint-Laurent.[1]
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Placentino spent most of his early career in the Italian lower leagues, representing Avellino, Teramo, Cavese, Gualdo, Massese and Gubbio.[2]
On 22 May 2008, Placentino returned to his hometown team, the Montreal Impact, having originally left the team for Italy six seasons previously.[3] During the 2009 USL season, Placentino scored a goal in the playoff quarterfinal match against the Charleston Battery.[4] On 26 November 2009, Placentino signed a two-season contract with the Impact.[5] Afterwards, he joined A.C. Perugia Calcio in the Serie C2[6][7]
Placentino represented Canada at youth level, and earned one cap for the senior team on 3 September 2005, in a 2–1 friendly loss over Spain.[8]