ROSSI





Full name: Giuseppe Rossi
Date of birth: February 01, 1987
Birthplace: Clifton, New Jersey, United States
Nationality: Italian
2nd nationality: American
EU passport: Yes
Height: 178 cms
Weight: 72 kgs

Club: Villarreal
Position: Striker [C]
Squad Number: 22
Previous clubs: Parma > Manchester United > Newcastle United (loan) > Parma (loan) > (€10m) Villarreal

International debut: 11 October 2008, v Bulgaria
International Caps: 11
International Goals: 3
World Cups: none
English League Cup (2006)

Olympic Games Top Scorer (2008)



SeasonClubCountryLevelGPGS
2008-09 Villarreal ESP A 30 12
2007-08 Villarreal ESP A 27 11
2006-07 Parma ITA A 19 9
2006-07 Newcastle United ENG A 11 0
2005-06 Manchester United ENG A 5 1
Career Totals:9233


UEFA Champions League 2005-06

DateVenueMatchMPGFASFCFSYCRC
02/11 Stade de France, Paris Lille 1:0 Man. United 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Competition Totals:1000000
Competition Average:1000000

Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards



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1987
Born February 1 in Clifton, New Jersey, United States to Italian parents.
2004
July: Joins United from Serie A club Parma.
November: Makes debut for the Red Devils in the Carling Cup tie against Crystal Palace.
2006
July: Agreed a two-year extension to his current contract, keeping him at Old Trafford until 2010.
August 30: Newcastle sought to fill the gap left by long-term injury victim Michael Owen by signing highly-rated Manchester United striker Giuseppe Rossi on a one-season loan.
2007
January 17: Acquired by Parma from Manchester United on a loan through the end of the season.
July 31: Villarreal CF agreed a fee to sign Giuseppe Rossi from Manchester United FC.
2008
August: Member of the Italian team that reached the Beijing Olympic Games quarterfinals.
Giuseppe Rossi · Italy

UEFA Champions League 2005-06 player's profile

Giuseppe Rossi is a New York-born Italian winger making his way at Manchester United FC.

Club
Moved to Italy as a child and was on Parma FC's books before a summer 2004 switch to England aged 17. Groomed in the League Cup, he impressed as United's second string won their championship in 2005 to earn a place in the senior squad, for whom he scored on his Premiership debut at Sunderland AFC on 15 October 2005. In July 2006 he was given a two-year contract extension to 2010. Sir Alex Ferguson said: "Giuseppe is a fantastic talent and we see a great future ahead."

Did you know?
Rossi scored for Italy's U16s against the country of his birth, the United States, in June 2003.

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