Iona Rothfeld

Iona Ronit Rothfeld Báscoli (born 19 January 1993) is a Chilean former football player who played as a midfielder. She is currently the President of ANJUFF (Asociación Nacional de Jugadoras de Fútbol Femenino), the union of female footballers in Chile.[2]

Iona Rothfeld
Personal information
Full name Iona Ronit Rothfeld Báscoli
Date of birth (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2004–2006 Santiago Oriente
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 St. Thomas Bobcats
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Universidad Católica
2014–2015 Audax Italiano
2016 Universidad Católica
2020–2021 Audax Italiano
International career
2006 Chile U14
2009–2010 Chile U17
2013–2014 Chile 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

Club career

Rothfeld began her career with the Santiago Oriente academy.[3] At senior level, she played for Universidad Católica and Audax Italiano in her homeland.[4]

While studying in the United States, she played for St. Thomas Bobcats.[5][1]

International career

After taking part in a trial competition, Rothfeld represented Chile at under-14 level in the opening of a new headquarters of FIFA.[3]

In 2010, Rothfeld represented Chile U17 in the South American Championship,[6] qualifying to the FIFA World Cup, the first time for a Chilean women's team.[7] She also represented them in the World Cup.[8]

At senior level, she made an appearance in the 2013 International Tournament of Brasília and three appearances in the 2014 South American Games, winning the silver medal.[9][10][11]

Leader career

In 2016, Chile dropped out of the FIFA rankings again, just a year after achieving their best ranking of 41 in 2015. Rothfeld, Christiane Endler, and a few other Chilean teammates created the ANJUFF (Asociación Nacional de Jugadoras de Fútbol Femenino), a Chilean women's footballing union to combat neglect from their federation.[12] ANJUFF received recognition from Chile's athletic unions and FIFPro, and was one of the first efforts to unionize female athletes in Latin America.[13] Chile made their competitive return in May 2017, winning by 12–0 over Peru.[14]

Since then, she has led the institution.[2]

Other works

Rothfeld performed as co-director of OFFSIDE, a short documentary film about women in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3]

She frequently gives talks about women's leadership and gender equaty.[15][16]

She serves as adviser for ComunidadMujer.[4]

Personal life

Rothfeld attended the University of Chile to study law.[4] Abroad, she attended the St. Thomas University and got a political science degree. She also got a degree in sport management at the Santo Tomás University.[3]

Political views

Committed with the gender equity,[16][4] Rothfeld was an independent candidate for the 2021 Chilean Constitutional Convention to write a new Constitution.[17][4][18]

References
  1. "Iona Rothfeld - 2019 - (RV) Women's Soccer". St. Thomas University Athletics. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  2. "Iona Rothfeld, presidenta del fútbol femenino en Chile: "Vamos en la dirección correcta"". www.santiago2023.org (in Spanish). 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  3. "Iona Rothfeld (1993)". Mujeres Bacanas (in Spanish). 4 March 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  4. "Iona Rothfeld: "Hay gente que no está siendo coherente con las decisiones que se han tomado como ciudadanía"". Revista Obdulio (in Spanish). 23 December 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  5. "LA ROJA CRECE: CONOCE A LAS CHILENAS POR EL MUNDO". Anjuff.cl (in Spanish). 17 May 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  6. "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-17". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  7. Barrios, Diego (8 February 2021). "Primera clasificación de la Roja Femenina a un Mundial". Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  8. "Nóminas de Chile para Copas del Mundo Femeninas Sub-17". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  9. "Iona Rothfeld". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  10. "SELECCIÓN FEMENINA SELLA CON PLATA SU INOLVIDABLE INCURSIÓN EN SANTIAGO 2014". ANFP (in Spanish). 17 March 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  11. Canelo Rojas, Javiera (16 March 2021). "Iona Rothfeld, candidata a Constituyente: "Hay que consagrar el deporte como un derecho"". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  12. "Iona Rothfeld: Las mujeres en el fútbol". BOLD mind (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  13. Grez, Matias (29 May 2019). "'I was outraged by the lack of respect' -- The female footballers who fought for change in South America". cnn.com. CNN. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  14. "Chile's Road to the Women's World Cup Started With an Indignity". The New York Times. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  15. "Ex seleccionada nacional de fútbol femenino realizará charla en municipio de Valdivia". Ilustre Municipalidad de Valdivia (in Spanish). 9 November 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  16. "Iona Rothfeld - Charla". Somos Persona (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  17. "Iona Ronit Rothfeld Bascoli - Candidata constituyente Distrito 12". interactivo.latercera.com (in Spanish). La Tercera. 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  18. "La ex jugadora de la Roja que hoy es precandidata constituyente". AS Chile (in Spanish). 3 January 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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