Donaldo Ross

Donaldo Ross (1904 – 1972) was a Uruguayan football player and manager.

Donaldo Ross

Ross with Deportes Santiago in 1935
Personal information
Date of birth	1904
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	1972 (aged 67–68)
Place of death	Guadalajara, Mexico
Position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Uruguay Onward
	Charley FC (es)
1923	Defensor
	Nacional SP
	Grêmio Santanense
	Cachoeira (pt)
1925–1926	14 de Julho
1927–1929	Internacional
1930	Pelotas
1931	Urania
	Circolo Sportivo Italiano
1933	Figueres
1934	Barcelona	1	(0)
1935	Deportes Santiago (es)
	América de Rancagua
Managerial career
	Colo-Colo
1937	Rivadavia
	Juventud Junior
	Atlético Nacional
	Centro Atlético
1947	América de Cali
1949–1955	Once Deportivo (es)
1955	Millonarios
1955–1957	Guadalajara
1957	Irapuato
1958–1961	Necaxa
1961–1962	Morelia
1962–1963	Necaxa
1963	CD Nacional
1965	Tepic
1966	CD Zamora (es)
1967	Tepic
1971–1972	UAG
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early and personal life

Ross was born in 1904 in Montevideo.^[1] His brother was Conrado Ross.^[2]

Career

Ross spent his early career in Uruguay with Charley and Defensor.^[1] He then played in Brazil for 14 de Julho, Internacional and Pelotas.^[1] He also had a stint in Spain with UE Figueres and Barcelona.^[3] He finished his career in Chile with Deportes Santiago ^(es)[4] and América de Rancagua.^[1]

After retiring as a player he became a manager, including for Colo-Colo in Chile, Millonarios in Colombia,^[5] and Guadalajara^[6][7] and Necaxa in Mexico.^[1]

Later life and death

He died in Guadalajara in 1972, suffering an acute myocardial infarction whilst riding on the bus.^[1]