Giuseppe Rossi

Infobox Football biography
playername = Giuseppe Rossi


fullname = Giuseppe Rossi
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|2|1
cityofbirth = Teaneck, New Jersey
countryofbirth = United States
height = height|m=1.73
currentclub = Villarreal
clubnumber = 22
position = Striker
youthyears = 2000–2004
2004–2005
youthclubs = Parma
Manchester United
years = 2005–2007
2006–2007
2007
2007–
clubs = Manchester United
→ Newcastle United (loan)
→ Parma (loan)
Villarreal
caps(goals) = 05 0(1)
11 0(0)
19 0(9)
29 (12)
nationalyears = 2003
2003–2004
2004–2005
2006–2008
2008–
nationalteam = Italy U-16
Italy U-17
Italy U-18
Italy U-21
Italy
nationalcaps(goals) = 05 0(3)
14 0(6)
03 0(0)
22 (11)
01 0(0)
pcupdate = October 5 2008
ntupdate = October 11 2008

Giuseppe Rossi (born 1 February 1987, in Teaneck, New Jersey) [Aristoteles. [http://www.gollevante.it/notizie.php?s=1&ic=27&in=700 "Mr. ROSSI INCANTA IL"] , Gollevante.it, July 24, 2005. Accessed June 23, 2007. "Giuseppe Rossi, classe 1987, è nato a Teaneck - allegra cittadina del New Jersey - ma conserva, non solo nel nome, sangue italianissimo al servizio di sua Maestà la Regina."] is an Italian footballer. He currently plays for the Spanish La Liga side Villarreal CF as a second striker. Rossi was born and raised in Clifton, New Jersey, USA. His parents are Italian immigrants to the United States: his father, Fernando Rossi, is a former soccer coach at Clifton High School and his mother, Cleonilde Rossi, is currently an Italian teacher at Clifton High School.

Club career

Early career

When offered a spot on the youth team of Parma, Rossi and his father moved to Italy until Manchester United bought his contract when he was 17. [cite news |author=Andrea Canales |title=My Country, 'Tis of Thee |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=350666&root=us&cc=5901 |work=Canales |publisher=ESPNsoccernet |date=2005-11-30 |accessdate=2007-08-02 ] There, he enjoyed prolific form in the Youth and Reserve teams but had limited opportunities with the senior side, although he often impressed whenever he made an appearance in cup games. However, he did score a long range goal for Manchester United in a 3-1 over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.

At the start of the 2006-07 season, Rossi moved to Newcastle United F.C. on loan until 1 January 2007, where he was expected to gain some first team experience. He made his home debut on 24 September 2006, impressing all, and showing his quick feet with a barrage of snap shots. Rossi scored his only Newcastle goal on his first start on 25 October 2006 against Portsmouth in a Carling Cup 3rd Round tie at St James' Park.

For the second half of the season he was again loaned out, this time to his former club, Parma, in a far more successful move. Scoring 9 goals in 19 league appearances, he helped the club escape the threat of relegation and proved many of his qualities. Because of this, and his desire to play regularly, Rossi was linked to a host of clubs throughout Europe.

Villarreal

On 31 July 2007, Manchester United confirmed Rossi had been sold to Spanish club Villarreal for an undisclosed fee, reportedly around £6.6 million (€10 million). [cite news |author=Ben Hibbs |title=Rossi to join Villarreal |url=http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={B4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70}&newsid=449090 |publisher=Manchester United |date=2007-07-31 |accessdate=2007-08-01 ] [cite news |title=El Villarreal ficha al delantero Giuseppe Rossi |url=http://www.villarrealcf.es/principal.php?nombreModulo=noticiasDetalle&idnoticia=5205&idseccion=7&idmenu=4&idsubmenu=35 |publisher= Villarreal CF |date=2007-07-31 |accessdate=2007-08-01 |language=Spanish ] However, a clause was added to Rossi's Villarreal contract that allows Manchester United to repurchase him at a later date. [cite news |title=Man Utd sell Rossi to Villarreal |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/6924981.stm |publisher= BBC.co.uk |date=2007-08-01 |accessdate=2008-04-01 ] He scored his first goal for Villarreal on his debut against Valencia on 26 August 2007.

International career

Rossi is a dual citizen of both the United States and Italy.

In 2006, Rossi was invited to a pre-World Cup training camp with the United States national team by then-coach Bruce Arena but declined, stating his desire to play for Italy. He has represented Italy at almost every youth level from U-16 to U-21. He scored 4 goals at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, making him the top scorer for the tournament, despite only reaching the quarter final.

Italy national football team manager Marcello Lippi has stated that should Rossi have been fit, he would have received a call-up for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers in September 2008. [cite news |author=Alessandra Gozzini |title=Lippi: "Un'altra Berlino? Dipende anche da Cipro" |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Nazionale/Primo_Piano/2008/09/02/lippi.shtml |work=Gozzini |publisher=Gazzetta.it |date=2008-09-02 |accessdate=2007-08-02| language=Italian ] Finally he was called up to the Italy squad in October 2008, making his debut for the national team as a second half substitute against Bulgaria on October 11. He didn't score, but showed a good performance.

References

External links

* [http://www.giusepperossi.com/ Giuseppe Rossi - Official Website]
* [http://www.villarrealcf.es/principal.php?nombreModulo=fichaEmpleado&idmenu=5&idsubmenu=44&idempleado=3217&idtemporada=4&idplantilla=1 Villareal Official squad profile]
*soccerbase|id=40227|name=Giuseppe Rossi
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/r/rossi_303186.stm BBC profile]
* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/site/players/index.php?dumpPlayer=6536 FootballDatabase.com profile]
* [http://www.goal.com/en-us/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=374423 Goal.com profile]
* [http://www.j1897.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=82569 Giuseppe Rossi Profile, J1897.com]
* [http://www.football-talents.co.uk/List_player-3_7-111-2.html Giuseppe Rossi - football-talents.co.uk]