Carla Rossi Balado (born 11 May 1985) is a Mexican

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manager and former player. She was manager of

Querétaro F.C. (women) Querétaro Fútbol Club, also known as Gallos Blancos de Querétaro, is a Mexican professional football club based in Querétaro. It plays in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Founded in 1950 as one of the founding members of the S ...

. During her career as player she represented

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from 2004 to 2008.

Career

Early career

Carla Rossi was born in

Guadalajara Guadalajara ( ; ) is the capital and the most populous city in the western Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco, as well as the most densely populated municipality in Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population ...

Jalisco Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by s ...

on 11 May 1985, her father is Italian and her mother from Argentina. Rossi played collegiately at the

Universidad de Guadalajara The University of Guadalajara () is a public research university located in Guadalajara, Mexico. It was originally established in 1586 and officially founded on 12 February 1791 as the Royal and Pontifical University of Guadalajara. Over the ...

Club career

When

Club Tijuana Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente, simply known as Tijuana or Xolos, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Tijuana, Baja California, that competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. The club ...

established its female section in 2015 to play in the

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, Rossi was part of the team.

International career

Rossi represented

from 2004 to 2008.

Managerial career

Rossi was part of Andrea Rodebaugh's staff in

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and assumed the head coach position for the 2019–20 season when Rodebaugh left for a job at the

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as Development Official for the

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. With ''Xolos'', Rossi managed to qualify the team to the playoffs for the first time in the club's history. In May 2020, Rossi left Tijuana and was replaced by Franky Oviedo. In June 2020, Rossi was presented as the new manager of Querétaro Women. In her first tournament with Querétaro, the team finished in fourth place.

Managerial statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rossi, Carla 1985 births Living people Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexican women's footballers Mexico women's international footballers Mexican football managers Women's association football managers Liga MX Femenil managers Mexican people of Italian descent Mexican people of Argentine descent Sportspeople of Argentine descent Women's association football players not categorized by position 21st-century Mexican sportswomen