Alberto de Rossi (born 9 September 1957) is an Italian

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and former player. Serving between 2003 and 2022, he is the longest lasting manager in the history of Roma's U19 side.

Career

He made his senior debut at 16 for Ostia Mare, and after leaving

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’s youth sector, he had a modest career in the lower leagues of

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, playing in

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and Interregionale, before retiring in 1992. From 1997 to 2003, he took the role of manager for many sides of Roma's youth sector, before taking over the Primavera side for the next 18 years. On 17 July 2021, he renewed his contract with Roma for another year, extending his stay for a 19th season. In June 2022, De Rossi finally left his position as Under-19 manager, and was subsequently appointed as the club's new head of youth coach development.

Personal life

Alberto is the father of Italian former footballer

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Honours

Player

Livorno *

: 1983–84

Manager

Roma Primavera *

Campionato Primavera 1 Campionato Primavera 1, known also as Campionato Primavera 1 TIM – Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti due to sponsorship and posthumous honour, is an Italian football youth competition. It was created in 2017–18 season by splitting Campionato Nazion ...

: 2004–05, 2010–11, 2016–17 *

Coppa Italia Primavera The Coppa Italia Primavera (Italian for Spring Italian Cup) is an Italian football competition played by youth teams from Campionato Primavera. All players are under 20 of age. The first edition was held in the 1972–73 season. Due to sponsorshi ...

: 2011–12, 2016–17 *

Supercoppa Primavera The Supercoppa Primavera is an Italian youth teams football match played by the winners of the Campionato Primavera championship and the winners of the Coppa Italia Primavera at the beginning of the season. The competition has been held since 20 ...

: 2012, 2016

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:De Rossi, Alberto 1957 births Living people Italian men's footballers Footballers from Rome Men's association football defenders AS Roma players Italian football managers AS Roma managers 20th-century Italian sportsmen