Marco Rossi, Italian coach of Hungary: “A phone call changed my life”

Marco Rossi, Italian coach of Hungary: “A phone call changed my life”
Marco Rossi, Italian coach of Hungary: “A phone call changed my life”

Published on June 14, 2024 at 6:32 p.m. / Modified on June 14, 2024 at 9:22 p.m.

On June 4, for its last match before the Euro, the Hungarian team lost in Dublin against Ireland in a friendly match (2-1). Its first setback since September 2022. If it no longer has its former glory, the Magyar eleven remains a formidable opponent for the Swiss team, Saturday in Cologne (3 p.m.). A solidity that he owes in part to his trainer, the Italian Marco Rossi (59 years old).

Little known in his country, where he was a modest defender in Serie A and a coach in lower series, this Piedmontese invented a second career in Hungary, a country from which he obtained nationality last October. The coincidences of destiny, which this coach who almost became a chartered accountant recounts with great perspective and freshness.

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