Néstor Raúl "Pipo" Rossi (

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, 10 May 1925 – 13 June 2007) was an Argentine

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who played as a

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Playing career

Nicknamed "Pipo", he started his career at River Plate, playing from 1945 to 1949, and then again from 1955 to 1958, winning a total of 5 Argentine leagues.Xinhua "Argentine soccer legend Rossi dies at 82" 14 June 2007
/ref> In total, Rossi played 155 matches for River Plate scoring 7 goals. From 1949 to 1955 he played in Colombia for

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winning 6 championships. He also had a spell in Argentine

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, playing 54 matches. Rossi played for the Argentina national football team during the

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, as well as in the Copa América in several occasions, winning the 1947 and 1957 editions.

Managerial career

After retirement, he managed the Spanish Liga team Granada Club de Fútbol and River Plate in Argentina. He had a brief spell as manager of the Argentina national team in 1962. He replaced Adolfo Pedernera at Boca Juniors in 1965 to win the Argentine title. He also had a spell in charge of Ferro Carril Oeste in 1977. In 1983, he along with Omar Sívori were named the head coaches for

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in the

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, and managed the team's youth side.

Honours

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rossi, Nestor 1925 births 2007 deaths Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine people of Italian descent Argentine footballers Association football defenders Club Atlético River Plate footballers Millonarios F.C. players Club Atlético Huracán footballers Argentina international footballers 1958 FIFA World Cup players Argentine Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Argentine expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Colombia Argentine football managers Argentine expatriate football managers Argentina national football team managers Club Atlético Huracán managers Boca Juniors managers Club Atlético River Plate managers Ferro Carril Oeste managers La Liga managers Granada CF managers Elche CF managers Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery Copa América-winning players Cerro Porteño managers Canadian National Soccer League coaches Club Atlético Colón managers