 On 2 March 2012, was reported that Flamengo would be interested in the services of the centre back.Roco played internationally against the Chile national football team in the 2007 Copa América in Venezuela, being call-up in that occasion by Nelson Acosta.He has played six times and scored one goal for the national team in his first match with Chile on 25 April 2006, in a 4–1 win over New Zealand on 24 April 2006.