Néstor Rossi

Néstor Rossi

Rossi in 1946
Personal information
Full name	Néstor Raúl Rossi
Date of birth	(1925-05-10)10 May 1925
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death	13 June 2007(2007-06-13) (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
1946–1961	Argentina	26	(0)
Teams managed
1974–1975	Elche
1983	Toronto Italia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Néstor Raúl "Pipo" Rossi (Buenos Aires, 10 May 1925 – 13 June 2007) was an Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder.

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[]

External links[]

• Media related to Néstor Raúl Rossi at Wikimedia Commons
• Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 October 2007) (in Spanish)