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)
Positions	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

Néstor Raúl "Pipo" Rossi (Buenos Aires, 10 May 1925 – 13 June 2007) was an Argentine former professional association footballer who played as a centre midfielder or defensive midfielder mainly for Argentine club River Plate. Rossi participated in the historic team known as "La Máquina" and the Argentina national team.

Considered by the IFFHS as one of the best midfielders in the history of the Argentina national team.

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. 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. Along with Brazilian Djalma Santos, he was the only player to be unanimously voted into the 1957 South American Championship squad.

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.

Honours

Player

River Plate

• Primera División Argentina: 1945, 1947, 1955, 1956, 1957
• Copa Aldao: 1945, 1947
• South American Championship of Champions runner-up: 1948

Millonarios

• Categoría Primera A: 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953
• Copa Colombia: 1953
• Small Club World Cup: 1953

Argentina

• Copa América: 1947, 1957

Individual

• IFFHS Argentina All Times Dream Team (Team C): 2021

Manager

Boca Juniors

• Primera División Argentina: 1965

External links

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