Julio Hernán Rossi

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Julio Hernán Rossi
Personal information
Full name Julio Hernán Rossi
Date of birth (1977-02-22) 22 February 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)
Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 River Plate 11 (1)
1997Avispa Fukuoka (loan) 11 (0)
1998–2002 Lugano 108 (59)
2002–2005 Basel 112 (36)
2006–2007 Nantes 36 (4)
2007–2010
Neuchâtel Xamax
51 (12)
2010
Neuchâtel Xamax U-21
Total 329 (112)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Julio Hernan Rossi (born 22 February 1977) is an Argentinian former

striker
.

Football career

Early years

Julio Hernán Rossi began his professional career at Argentinian club Club Atlético River Plate in July 1995, as he advanced from their youth team to their first team. During his time with River Plate he had a six month unsuccessful loan spell at J1 League side Avispa Fukuoka.

Lugano

At the end of his contract Rossi moved to the

Christian Giménez and the team were placed relatively high in the league. Due to financial problems Lugano were forced to sell first Giménez and one year later Rossi. Nevertheless the club was later denied the licence for the top flight due to the financial problems.[1] Without the two million that FC Basel transferred to Lugano for Rossi at that time, the club could have been hit even worse.[2]

Basel

On 3 April 2002 it was announced that Rossi had signed for Swiss Champions

Juventus, but ahead of Deportivo La Coruña. Rossi played in all 16 of these european games, scoring five goals.[6] Basel ended their league season as runners-up, but in the cup they advanced to the final and here they beat Xamax 6–0 to defend the title.[7]

As cup winners Basel were qualified for the UEFA Cup first round and here they beat Malatyaspor 3-2 on aggregate due to the silver goal rule. However, in the second round they lost both games against Newcastle United. Rossi played in all four games.[8] In their 2003–04 league season the team started well, winning their first 13 matches straight out. The first defeat came on matchday 24. Basel won the championship with 26 victories and seven draws, the team had suffered just three away defeats, and obtained 85 points. However in the cup they were eliminated early, in round three.[9]

As reigning Swiss champions, Basel entered

Terek Grozny in the first round, Basel qualified for the group stage. A 1–1 draw away against Schalke 04 was followed by a home defeat against Hearts. But with two victories, 2–1 away against Ferencvárosi TC and 1–0 at home against Feyenoord, saw Basel rise to third place in the group table and advance to the knock-out stage. In the round of 32 in the 2004–05 UEFA Cup, a home game in the St. Jakob-Park on 17 February 2005, Basel played a goalless draw against Lille OSC, but the return leg were defeated 2–0 and were eliminated. Rossi played in all ten of these games, scoring one goal.[10] Basel completed all the 2004–05 Super League season's seventeen home games undefeated, winning thirteen and drawing four. They ended the season as Swiss champions with 10 points advantage over second placed Thun.[11]

As Swiss champions, Basel entered the

Roma, Red Star Belgrade and Tromsø. Rossi played in seven of the eight games, scoring two goals. Basel started into the 2005–06 Super League season well and despite the fact that Rossi played in all 18 games in the first half of the season, he left the club during the winter break. During his time with the club, Rossi played a total of 226 games for Basel scoring a total of 89 goals. 112 of these games were in the Swiss Super League, 12 in the Swiss Cup, 37 in the UEFA competitions (Champions League and UEFA Cup) and 65 were friendly games. He scored 36 goals in the domestic league, eight in the cup, eight in the European games and the other 37 were scored during the test games.[13]

Later years

In 2006, Rossi moved to

Neuchâtel Xamax. In his first season, he was a regular starter for the team. But in his second he had less playing time. In April 2010 he was downgraded to the U-21 squad. From July 2010 to July 2011, Rossi was without a club. In the 2011–12 season he played in the highest Swiss amateur league with FC Serrières.[2]

Club statistics

Club performance League
Season Club League Apps Goals
Argentina League
1995/96
River Plate
Primera División
8 1
1996/97 0 0
Japan League
1997 Avispa Fukuoka J1 League 11 0
Argentina League
1997/98
River Plate
Primera División
3 0
Switzerland League
1998/99 Lugano Nationalliga A 22 15
1999/00 29 12
2000/01 24 11
2001/02 33 21
2002/03 Basel Nationalliga A 32 19
2003/04 Super League 31 8
2004/05 31 6
2005/06 18 3
France League
2005/06 Nantes Atlantique Ligue 1 12 1
2006/07 24 3
Switzerland League
2007/08
Neuchâtel Xamax
Super League
2008/09
2009/10
Country Argentina 11 1
Japan 11 0
Switzerland 220 95
France 36 4
Total 278 100

Honours

Basel

References

  1. ^ (red) (5 June 2002). "Der FC Lugano, Lausanne-Sports und der FC Sion zwangsrelegiert" [FC Lugano, Lausanne-Sports and FC Sion forced relegation] (in German). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b Haag, Jan (7 May 2020). "Tore oder Titel: Für welchen Club ist Rossi die grössere Legende?" [Goals or titles: For which club is Rossi the bigger legend?] (in German). sport.ch. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  3. ^ UEFA.com. "Rossi leaves Lugano for Basel". UEFA.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  4. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (17 July 2002). "BSC Young Boys - FC Basel 1:1 (0:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  5. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (27 July 2002). "FC St. Gallen - FC Basel 1:1 (1:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  6. ^ Ledsom, Mark (18 March 2003). "Basel bow out of Europe – for now". swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  7. ^ Garin, Erik; Winkler, Pierre (2006). "Switzerland 2002/03". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  8. ^ UEFA.com (22 November 2003). "Newcastle United - FC Basel 1:0 (1:0)". UEFA.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  9. ^ Garin, Erik; Winkler, Pierre; Schoenmakers, Jan (2006). "Switzerland 2003/04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  10. ^ uefa.com (24 February 2005). "LOSC Lille Métropole - FC Basel 2:0 (1:0)". uefa.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  11. ^ Pierre Winkler, Erik Garin, Daniel Dalence and Antonio Zea (2006). "Switzerland 2004/05". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ uefa.com (25 August 2005). "Bremen break Basel resolve". uefa.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  13. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (2020). "Julio Hernan Rossi - FCB statistics". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

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