Iona Ronit Rothfeld Báscoli (born 19 January 1993) is a Chilean former football player who played as a midfielder. She is currently the President of (Asociación Nacional de Jugadoras de Fútbol Femenino), the union of female footballers in Chile.

Football career

Club career

Rothfeld began her career with the Santiago Oriente academy. At senior level, she played for and in her homeland. While studying in the United States, she played for St. Thomas Bobcats.

International career

After taking part in a trial competition, Rothfeld represented Chile at under-14 level in the opening of a new headquarters of

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. In 2010, Rothfeld represented Chile U17 in the South American Championship, qualifying to the FIFA World Cup, the first time for a Chilean women's team. She also represented them in the World Cup. At senior level, she made an appearance in the 2013 International Tournament of Brasília and three appearances in the

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, winning the silver medal.

Leader career

In 2016, Chile dropped out of the FIFA rankings again, just a year after achieving their best ranking of 41 in 2015. Rothfeld,

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, and a few other Chilean teammates created the (Asociación Nacional de Jugadoras de Fútbol Femenino), a Chilean women's footballing union to combat neglect from their federation. ANJUFF received recognition from Chile's athletic unions and FIFPro, and was one of the first efforts to unionize female athletes in Latin America. Chile made their competitive return in May 2017, winning by 12–0 over Peru. Since then, she has led the institution.

Other works

Rothfeld performed as co-director of OFFSIDE, a short documentary film about women in the

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. She frequently gives talks about women's leadership and gender equaty. She serves as adviser for .

Personal life

Rothfeld attended the University of Chile to study law. Abroad, she attended the

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and got a political science degree. She also got a degree in sport management at the .

Political views

Committed with the gender equity, Rothfeld was an independent candidate for the 2021 Chilean Constitutional Convention to write a new Constitution.

Honours

Chile * South American Games Silver medal:

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References

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Iona Rothfeld
at PartidosdeLaRoja.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Rothfeld, Iona 1993 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean women's footballers Chilean expatriate women's footballers Chile women's youth international footballers Chile women's international footballers Competitors at the 2014 South American Games South American Games silver medalists for Chile South American Games medalists in football South American Games competitors for Chile Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Audax Italiano footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Women's association football midfielders University of Chile alumni Chilean sportsperson-politicians 21st-century Chilean women politicians