Marco Rossi (footballer, born 1964)
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Marco Rossi (born 9 September 1964) is an Italian football manager and former professional footballer who is the current manager of Hungary national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marco Rossi[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1964-09-09) 9 September 1964 (age 59) | ||
Place of birth | Druento, Italy | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hungary (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1984 | Torino | 2 | (0) |
1984–1986 | Campania | 61 | (7) |
1986–1987 | Campania Puteolana | 26 | (3) |
1987–1988 | Catanzaro | 38 | (3) |
1988–1993 | Brescia | 164 | (10) |
1993–1995 | Sampdoria | 25 | (1) |
1995–1996 | América | 17 | (2) |
1996–1997 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 15 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Piacenza | 24 | (0) |
1998–1999 | Ospitaletto | 23 | (1) |
1999–2000 | AC Salò | 24 | (0) |
Total | 419 | (27) | |
Managerial career | |||
2004–2006 | AC Lumezzane | ||
2006 | Pro Patria Calcio | ||
2007–2008 | Pro Patria Calcio | ||
2008–2009 | Spezia Calcio | ||
2010 | Scafatese | ||
2010–2011 | Cavese | ||
2012–2014 | Budapest Honvéd | ||
2015–2017 | Budapest Honvéd | ||
2017–2018 | DAC Dunajská Streda | ||
2018– | Hungary | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
His greatest achievement as a player was winning the Italian Cup with Sampdoria. After retirement in 2000, Rossi became a manager at various clubs throughout Italy, most notably Spezia Calcio, from 2004 to 2011. In August 2012, he took up the position of head coach of Budapest Honvéd FC where he served in two spells. In 2017, he signed a two-year contract with FC DAC 1904 and since 19 June 2018, he has served as the manager of Hungary national team.
As a coach, he won the 2016-2017 Hungarian Football League title with Budapest Honvéd and finished third in the 2017–18 Slovak First Football League with DAC 1904. He has also coached the Hungary national team to qualification for UEFA Euro 2020 and UEFA Euro 2024.