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Đovani Roso (Italian: Giovanni Rosso; born 17 November 1972)[1] is a Croatian former footballer. Roso was a midfielder, who primarily played as roaming attacking midfielder. Aside from native Croatia, Roso notably played for a number of renowned Israeli clubs, where he became noted for his technique and free kicks. Roso is a naturalized citizen of Israel.

Giovanni Rosso

Personal information
Full name	Đovani Roso[1]
Date of birth	(1972-11-17) 17 November 1972 (age 49)
Place of birth	Split, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1993	Zadar	30	(9)
1993–1996	NK Zagreb	64	(11)
1996–1997	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	34	(6)
1997–2000	Hapoel Haifa	89	(26)
2000–2001	Beitar Jerusalem	33	(6)
2001–2005	Maccabi Haifa	101	(23)
2005–2007	Maccabi Tel Aviv	52	(5)
2007–2008	Maccabi Haifa	28	(3)
2008–2009	Hajduk Split	4	(0)
Total		435	(89)
National team
2002–2004	Croatia	19	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Roso played for NK Zagreb between 1994 and 1996 before moving to Israel. Roso enjoyed great success in the decade. He played for top teams in Israel, including a campaign in the UEFA Champions League with Maccabi Haifa. He has been acknowledged as being among the very best foreign players to ever play in the Israeli Premier League.

Roso speaks fluent Hebrew,[2] and is a naturalized Israeli citizen.

His return to Hajduk Split was ruined by injuries. He only ended up playing four games in the Croatian first league during this stretch. He retired from club football in June 2009.[2]

Later career

Roso appeared as the Pit Stop greeter during Leg 3 of HaMerotz LaMillion 2 ("The Amazing Race: Israel"), which took place in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

In 2015, he participated in the reality TV series "Goalstar". In 2019, he participated and won the reality TV series "Survivor VIP" that was broadcast on Channel 13 in Israel.

Honours

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

• Israel State Cup: 1997

Hapoel Haifa

• Israeli Championships: 1998–99

Maccabi Haifa

• Israeli Championships: 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05
• Toto Cup: 2001–02

Individual

• Israeli Player of the Year: 1998–99, 2001–02[3]

References

External links

• Đovani Roso at National-Football-Teams.com
• Stats at Maccabi Haifa

На других языках

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[de] Đovani Roso

Đovani Roso (hebräisch .mw-parser-output .Hebr{font-size:115%}ג'ובאני רוסו, italienisch Giovanni Rosso) (* 17. November 1972 in Split, SFR Jugoslawien) ist ein ehemaliger kroatischer Fußballspieler italienischer Abstammung.

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- [en] Đovani Roso

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[es] Giovanni Rosso

Đovani Roso (Split, Croacia, 17 de noviembre de 1972) es un exfutbolista croata, naturalizado israelita. Jugó de volante y su último equipo fue el Hajduk Split.

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[fr] Đovani Roso

Đovani Roso (souvent italianisé en Giovanni Rosso) est un footballeur international croate né le 17 novembre 1972 à Split.

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[it] Đovani Roso

Đovani Roso, spesso riportato come Giovanni Rosso[1][2][3] (Spalato, 17 novembre 1972), è un ex calciatore croato di etnia italiana, di ruolo centrocampista.

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[ru] Росо, Джовани

Джовани Росо (хорв. Đovani Roso; 17 ноября 1972, Сплит, СФРЮ) — хорватский футболист, полузащитник. В начале 2000-х годов был одним из лучших плеймейкеров израильского чемпионата.

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