Giuseppe Rossi

Italian footballer (1987-)

Key facts

2003: Italy U16
2004: Manchester United
2006: → Newcastle United (loan)
2007: → Parma (loan)
2008: Italy U23
2016: → Levante (loan)
2020: Real Salt Lake
2023: SPAL
Full name: Giuseppe Rossi
Date of birth: ( 1987-02-01 ) 1 February 1987 (age 39)
Place of birth: Teaneck , New Jersey , United States
Height: 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position: Forward
1996 1999: Clifton Stallions
2000 2004: Parma
Years: Team
2004 2007: Manchester United
2007 2013: Villarreal

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Position: Forward
Nationality: Italy

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Giuseppe
Family name: Rossi
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Teaneck
Occupation: association football player
Languages spoken: English language
Participant in: 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
Sport: association football
Member of team: ACF Fiorentina
Position played: forward
League: Major League Soccer
Country for sport: Italy
Mass: 72
Image: Giuseppe Rossi - RC Celta de Vigo.jpg
Height: 174

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Commons category: Giuseppe Rossi
date of birth: 1987-02-01
sport number: 21
start of work period: 2005-00-00
name in native language: Giuseppe Rossi
social media followers: 844397

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Encyclopedic overview

Giuseppe Rossi ( Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈrossi]; born 1 February 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in the United States, he represented the Italy national team. He is the current Head of Soccer and Vice Chairman of USL League One club New York Cosmos.

Rossi spent most of his career in Europe with Villarreal and Fiorentina, in addition to spells with other clubs in England, Italy and Spain, before returning to his country of birth to join Real Salt Lake for a single season in 2020.

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