Stephen Rochford, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1978
Place of Birth: Crossmolina, Connacht, Ireland
Profession: association football manager
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Stephen Rochford
- Stephen Rochford (born 10 October 1978) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player.
- He was the manager of the Mayo senior team from 2015 to 2018.Raised in Crossmolina, County Mayo, Rochford was educated at Crossmolina Boys' National School and Gortnor Abbey.
- He was introduced to football by primary school teacher John Cosgrove and Crossmolina coach Tom McNulty.
- He won Connacht School Titles for Gortnor Abbey, playing under Gerry Leonard.
- He simultaneously came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Crossmolina team, winning a county under-21 championship medal in 1997.
- By this stage Rochford had joined the Crossmolina senior team and won an All-Ireland medal in 2001.
- He also won three Connacht medals and six County Senior Championship medals. Rochford made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Mayo minor team.
- A Connacht medal winner as captain of the team in 1996, he subsequently joined the Mayo under-21 team.
- Rochford made his senior debut during the 1999-00 league and spent one season with the team. While still a player, Rochford began his coaching and managerial career when he served as a Mayo minor selector for two seasons.
- After finishing the year as All-Ireland runners-up in 2005, he later coached the Mayo under-21 team to an All-Ireland B title in 2007.
- After a period working with the Mayo-Galway IT Team in the Sigerson Cup, he managed Corofin to the All-Ireland title in 2015.
- Rochford was appointed Manager of the Mayo senior team in November 2015.
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