Néstor Rossi
Néstor Raúl "Pipo" Rossi (Buenos Aires, 10 May 1925 – 13 June 2007) was an Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder.
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| Full name | Néstor Raúl Rossi | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 13 June 2007 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder, Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945–1949 | River Plate | 155 total | (7) |
| 1949–1955 | Millonarios | 113 | (6) |
| 1955–1958 | River Plate | (see above) | |
| 1959–1961 | Huracán | 54 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| Argentina | 26 | (0) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1974–1975 | Elche | ||
| 1983 | Toronto Italia | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Nicknamed "Pipo", he started his career at River Plate, playing from 1945 to 1949, and then again from 1955 to 1958, winning a total of 5 Argentine leagues.[1] In total, Rossi played 155 matches for River Plate scoring 7 goals. From 1949 to 1955 he played in Colombia for Millonarios winning 6 championships. He also had a spell in Argentine Huracán, playing 54 matches.
Rossi played for the Argentina national football team during the 1958 FIFA World Cup, as well as in the Copa América in several occasions, winning the 1947 and 1957 editions.[1]
Managerial career
After retirement, he managed the Spanish Liga team Granada Club de Fútbol and River Plate in Argentina. He had a brief spell as manager of the Argentina national team in 1962. He replaced Adolfo Pedernera at Boca Juniors in 1965 to win the Argentine title. He also had a spell in charge of Ferro Carril Oeste in 1977. In 1983, he along with Omar Sívori were named the head coaches for Toronto Italia in the National Soccer League, and managed the team's youth side.[2]
Honours
Player
References
- Xinhua "Argentine soccer legend Rossi dies at 82" 14 June 2007
- "Soccer coaches hired". Toronto Star. April 14, 1983. p. F7.
External links
Media related to Néstor Raúl Rossi at Wikimedia Commons- Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 20, 2007) (in Spanish)
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