Marco Rossi (footballer, born 1964)

Marco Rossi (born 9 September 1964) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of the Hungary national football team.

Marco Rossi
Rossi managing Budapest Honvéd in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-09-09) 9 September 1964
Place of birth Druento, Italy
Position(s) Defender
Club 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)
Teams managed
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Managerial career

Budapest Honvéd

On 28 April 2014, Rossi resigned as the coach of Budapesti Honvéd FC.[1]

On 7 February 2015, Rossi was appointed as the coach of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Budapest Honvéd FC for the second time in his career.[2]

Although Budapest Honvéd FC was not the most financially stable club of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Rossi won the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I after securing their trophy against their rival Videoton FC in the last round of the season. The last match was won by Honvéd 1–0 at the Bozsik Stadion, Budapest, Hungary.[3]

After winning the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season with Budapest Honvéd FC, Rossi resigned as the manager of Honvéd by saying that "you have to finish it when you are on the top".[4]

Rossi was chosen the best manager of the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.[5]

Dunajská Streda

On 11 June 2017, Rossi resigned, and then was appointed as the coach of Dunajská Streda club of Slovakia First League.

Hungary national team

On 19 June 2018, Rossi was announced as the new manager of the Hungary national football team. He replaced Georges Leekens.[6] One day before the national team's decisive Euro 2020 qualifiers play-off match against Iceland, Rossi was tested positive for COVID-19.[7] On 12 November 2020, Hungary qualified for the UEFA Euro 2020.[8]

Trivia

He is the strongest player in the videogame FIFA 97 with a player rating of 97. Bizarrely, in the game Rossi's filed in the Italian team Sampdoria, that he left in 1995.[9]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 29 March 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
AC Lumezzane 1 July 2004 15 March 2006 72 19 21 32 68 90 −22 026.39
Pro Patria Calcio 22 June 2006 12 December 2006 20 5 7 8 16 31 −15 025.00
Pro Patria Calcio 17 April 2007 10 June 2008 46 14 19 13 53 47 +6 030.43
Spezia Calcio 10 June 2008 17 June 2009 40 25 10 5 68 31 +37 062.50
Scafatese 21 January 2010 11 May 2010 14 5 4 5 15 12 +3 035.71
Cavese 5 August 2010 15 February 2011 25 7 8 10 28 27 +1 028.00
Budapest Honvéd 1 June 2012 28 April 2014 86 36 18 32 137 113 +24 041.86
Budapest Honvéd 7 February 2015 31 May 2017 95 45 18 32 149 104 +45 047.37
Dunajská Streda 11 June 2017 19 July 2018 39 21 10 8 63 25 +38 053.85
Hungary 19 June 2018 Present 41 19 8 14 55 47 +8 046.34
Total 478 196 123 159 652 527 +125 041.00

Honours

Player

Sampdoria

Manager

Budapest Honvéd FC

References
  1. "Honvéd: lemondott Marco Rossi vezetőedző" (in Hungarian). nemzetisport.hu. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  2. "Honvéd: Marco Rossi váltja Csábit, megegyezett Hemingwayjel". nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). 7 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  3. "Legyőzte a Videotont, 14. aranyát nyerte a Honvéd". Nemzeti Sport. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  4. "NB I: A csúcson kell abbahagyni – Rossi távozik a bajnoki cím után". Nemzeti Sport. 27 May 2017.
  5. "NB I: Lazovicsot és Rossit választották az idény legjobbjának". Nemzeti Sport. 28 May 2017.
  6. "Marco Rossi veszi át a válogatott irányítását". Hungarian Football Federation. 19 June 2018.
  7. "Marco Rossi is elkapta a koronavírust". 11 November 2020.
  8. "Hungary 2 Iceland 1". BBC Sport. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  9. "The Top 10 Players on Every FIFA from 94 to 20".
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