Jonathan René Rosero Tovar (born 5 September 1984) is a Colombian

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and former player who played as a

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. He is currently an assistant manager at

Deportivo Pasto Asociación Deportivo Pasto, also known as Deportivo Pasto, is a Colombian professional football team based in the city of Pasto, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Estadio Departamental Libertad ...

Playing career

Born in Barbacoas, Nariño, Rosero joined

's youth sides in 2003 after impressing with an amateur side in his hometown. After being promoted to the main squad for the 2004 season, he made his professional debut on 22 February of that year, starting in a 2–1 home win over

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. Rosero scored his first professional goal on 9 June 2004, netting the opener in a 4–0 home routing of

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. He continued to feature regularly with the club in the following years, becoming

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in the 2013 season. In November 2013, after undergoing surgery due to a

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injury, Rosero was admitted to the ICU due to a

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. He spent the entire 2014 season recovering, only returning in 2015 but leaving in May of that year; he retired shortly after.

Managerial career

After retiring, Rosero worked at his only club Deportivo Pasto as manager of the women's team, before becoming an assistant of the main squad in September 2019. On 25 February 2024, he was appointed interim manager of the first team, replacing sacked Jersson González. Following the appointment of Gustavo Florentín as Deportivo Pasto manager on 8 April, he returned to the role of assistant manager.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosero, Rene 1984 births Living people People from Barbacoas, Nariño Footballers from Nariño Department Colombian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Categoría Primera A players Categoría Primera B players Deportivo Pasto footballers Colombian football managers Categoría Primera A managers Deportivo Pasto managers 21st-century Colombian sportsmen