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 Femenil is a Mexican women's association football, women's football club based in Querétaro City, Querétaro, Querétaro. The club has been the female section of Querétaro F.C. since 2017. The team currently plays in th ...

. During her career as player she represented Mexico from 2004 to 2008.

Career

Early career

Carla Rossi was born in

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

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Club career

When Club Tijuana established its female section in 2015 to play in the Women's Premier Soccer League, Rossi was part of the team.

International career

Rossi represented Mexico from 2004 to 2008.

Managerial career

Rossi was part of

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's staff in Tijuana 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