Carla Rossi

Carla Rossi Balado is a Mexican football manager and former player. She was manager of Querétaro F.C. (women). During her career as player she represented Mexico [women's national football team|Mexico] from 2004 to 2008.

Career

Carla Rossi was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco on 11 May 1985, her father is Italian and her mother from Argentina.
Rossi played collegiately at the Universidad [de Guadalajara].

When Club Tijuana established its Tijuana (women)|female section] in 2015 to play in the Women's Premier Soccer League, Rossi was part of the team.

Rossi represented Mexico from 2004 to 2008.

Rossi was part of Andrea Rodebaugh's staff in Tijuana and assumed the head coach position for the 2019–20 [Liga MX Femenil season|2019–20 season] when Rodebaugh left for a job at the FIFA as Development Official for the Americas.
With Xolos, Rossi managed to qualify the team to the playoffs for the first time in the club's history. In May 2020, Rossi left Tijuana and was replaced by Franky Oviedo.
In June 2020, Rossi was presented as the new manager of Querétaro Women. In her first tournament with Querétaro, the team finished in fourth place.