Biography
Who is Giuseppe Rossi?
Early life and family
Giuseppe Rossi was born in Teaneck, New Jersey, to Italian immigrant parents. His father, Fernando Rossi, was a soccer coach and taught Italian and Spanish at Clifton High School. His mother, Cleonilde Rossi, also worked as a language teacher at the same school.
He attended Clifton High School where he played prep soccer. His sister, Tina, currently resides in the United States. After his father passed away in 2010, Giuseppe Rossi began wearing the number 49 jersey to honor the year of his father's birth.
Professional club career
The footballer moved to Italy at age 12 to join the Parma youth team. Manchester United later purchased his contract when he was 17. He made his first-team debut for the English club in November 2004 and scored his first Premier League goal against Sunderland in October 2005.
He later moved to Newcastle United on loan and spent time back at Parma. In 2007, he joined the Spanish side Villarreal. During his time in Spain, he became the club's all-time top scorer with 82 goals in 192 matches. He also had a well-known period at Fiorentina, where he famously scored a hat-trick against Juventus in 2013.
Later in his career, he played for Levante, Celta Vigo, and Genoa. He also spent a single season with Real Salt Lake in 2020. Most recently, he served as the Vice Chairman and Head of Soccer for the New York Cosmos.
International career and honors
Although born in the United States, he played for the Italy national team. He represented his country at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. Between 2008 and 2014, he earned thirty senior appearances and scored seven goals for Italy.
He holds a place as one of Italy's top scorers in the FIFA Confederations Cup alongside Mario Balotelli and Daniele De Rossi. Because of his high scoring rate in La Liga, fans gave him the nickname Pepito Rossi.
Birthday and age
Giuseppe Rossi was born on February 1, 1987, which makes Giuseppe 39 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aquarius sign. Giuseppe shares the date with 32 other famous people.
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