Alberto De Rossi

Alberto de Rossi (born 9 September 1957) is an Italian football manager and former player.^[2][3] Serving between 2003 and 2022, he is the longest lasting manager in the history of Roma's U19 side.^[4][5]

Alberto de Rossi

Personal information
Date of birth	(1957-09-09) 9 September 1957 (age 68)
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	Roma Primavera (head of youth coach development)
Youth career
1973–1974[citation needed]	Ostia Mare
1974–1977[1]	Roma
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1974	Ostia Mare	1	(0)
1977–1978	Piacenza	37	(1)
1978–1979	Mantova	32	(0)
1979–1980	Siena	33	(2)
1980–1981	Montevarchi	31	(1)
1981–1983	Prato	63	(5)
1983–1986	Livorno	85	(2)
1986–1988	Lucchese	48	(0)
1988–1989	San Marino	23	(0)
1990–1991	Sarzanese	26	(0)
1991–1992	Ostia Mare	29	(0)
Total		408	(11)
Managerial career
1997–2003	Roma (Youth Sector)
2003–2022	Roma Primavera
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

He made his senior debut at 16 for Ostia Mare, and after leaving Roma’s youth sector, he had a modest career in the lower leagues of Italian football, playing in Serie C, Serie C1, Serie C2 and Interregionale, before retiring in 1992.^{[citation needed]}

From 1997 to 2003, he took the role of manager for many sides of Roma's youth sector, before taking over the Primavera side for the next 18 years.^[6] On 17 July 2021, he renewed his contract with Roma for another year, extending his stay for a 19th season.^[7][8][3]

In June 2022, De Rossi finally left his position as Under-19 manager, and was subsequently appointed as the club's new head of youth coach development.^[9]

Personal life

Alberto is the father of Italian former footballer Daniele De Rossi.^[10][11]

Honours

Player

Livorno

• Serie C2: 1983–84

Manager

Roma Primavera^[7][8]

• Campionato Primavera 1: 2004–05, 2010–11, 2016–17
• Coppa Italia Primavera: 2011–12, 2016–17
• Supercoppa Primavera: 2012, 2016