Rockcastle, david

David Carlyle Rokasle ( Eng. David Carlyle Rocastle ; May 2, 1967 , London , England - March 31, 2001 , London , England ) - English footballer , attacking midfielder , better known for playing for Arsenal . He played for such clubs as Leeds United , Manchester City , Chelsea . He acted on loan in Norwich City and Hull City . At the end of his life he played for the Malaysian " Sabah "

David Rokasl
general information
Full name	David Carlyle Rokasl
Nicknames	Rocky
Was born	May 2, 1967 ( 1967-05-02 ) London , England
Is dead	March 31, 2001 ( 2001-03-31 ) (33 years) London , England
Citizenship	England
Position	midfielder
Youth clubs 1983-1985 Arsenal (London) Club career [* 1] 1984–1992 Arsenal (London) 246 (23) 1992-1993 Leeds United 25 (2) 1993–1994 Manchester city 21 (2) 1994–1998 Chelsea 29 (0) 1997 → Norwich City 11 (0) 1997 → Hull city 11 (1) 1999 Sabah 13 (8) 1983–1999 Total career 338 (36) National Team [* 2] 1988 England (up to 21) 14 (2) 1989–1992 England 14 (0)
↑ The number of games and goals for a professional club is counted only for various leagues of national championships. ↑ The number of games and goals for the national team in official matches.

David began his career in the youth team of the London club Arsenal . After graduating from the academy, he began to speak for the adult composition of the club. Rokasl spent 277 matches for the club and scored 34 goals, winning the English League Cup , Premier League and England Cup with Arsenal.

Then he moved to Leeds United , where he played 25 matches and scored 2 goals. In 1993, he ended up in Manchester City, where, due to frequent injuries, he played 21 matches and scored only 2 goals. A year later, he goes to Chelsea , where, again because of very frequent injuries, he played only 29 matches and did not score a single goal. Being in Chelsea, he went on loan to Norwich City and Hull City , playing for both clubs in eleven games and scoring one goal for Hull City. In 1999, Rokasl went to the Malaysian club " Sabah ".

David Rokasl died of cancer on March 31, 2001. This news stunned the whole world. He himself learned about his illness only 3 weeks before his death, when the process was irreversible, the body's immune system was destroyed and it was too late to operate on him.