Néstor Rossi

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

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)
1949–1954 Millonarios 113 (6)
1955–1958 River Plate (see above)
1959–1961 Huracán 54 (1)
International career
1946–1961 Argentina 26 (0)
Managerial career
1961 Huracán
1961 Tigre
1961-1962 River Plate
1962 Argentina
1963 Racing Club
1964 Tigre
1965 Boca Juniors
1966-? Millonarios
1968 Huracán
? Granada
? Cerro Porteño
1973 Atlanta
1974 River Plate
1974–1975 Elche
1983 Toronto Italia
1985 All Boys
? Huracán
? Atlanta
? Colón
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 1954 he played in Colombia for Millonarios winning six trophies. 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

River Plate

Millonarios

Argentina

Individual
  • IFFHS Argentina All Times Dream Team (Team C): 2021[3]

Manager

Boca Juniors

References
  1. Xinhua "Argentine soccer legend Rossi dies at 82" 14 June 2007
  2. "Soccer coaches hired". Toronto Star. 14 April 1983. p. F7.
  3. "IFFHS ALL TIME ARGENTINA MEN'S DREAM TEAM". 26 August 2021.
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