Generoso Rossi is an Italian

Italy

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 footballer

Football (soccer)

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 who plays for Sorrento.

Career

Rossi started his career at A.S. Bari

A.S. Bari

Associazione Sportiva Bari is an Italian football club founded in 1908, they are based in Bari, Apulia and plays in Serie B. The club have spent many seasons bouncing between the top two divisions in Italian football, Serie A and Serie B....

. he was on loan to Serie C1 teams, and returned to Bari in summer 2000. He made his Serie A debut on 30 September 2000, against Verona

Hellas Verona F.C.

Hellas Verona Football Club is a professional Italian association football team, based in Verona, Veneto. The team's colours are yellow and blue and gialloblu is the team's most widely used nickname...

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In January 2001, he transferred to Venezia, and then transferred to Palermo

U.S. Città di Palermo

Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...

, as Maurizio Zamparini

Maurizio Zamparini

Maurizio Zamparini is an Italian businessman and the current owner and chairman of Serie A club U.S. Città di Palermo....

, owner of Venezia, bought Palermo. He was on loan to U.S. Lecce

U.S. Lecce

Unione Sportiva Lecce or simply U.S. Lecce is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia who play in the Italian Serie A. After being crowned Serie B champions in 2009–10, the team successfully managed to avoid relegation in 2010-11....

, and signed by A.C. Siena

A.C. Siena

Associazione Calcio Siena is an Italian football club based in Siena.The club currently plays in Serie A, having gained promotion from Serie B at the end of the 2010-2011 season....

 in summer 2003.

He was banned from football due to betting scandal, he then signed a 18-month contract with Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers F.C.

Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...

 in January 2005.

In summer 2005, he was signed by Triestina

U.S. Triestina Calcio

Unione Sportiva Triestina is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.It is in the season 2010-11 from Serie B, having returned there in 2002 after 11 seasons in Serie C and Serie D, the club was relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione.-History:The club was...

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In January 2008, he was on loan to Calcio Catania

Calcio Catania

Calcio Catania is an Italian football club founded in 1908 and based in Catania, Sicily. The club has spent much of its history in Serie B, gaining promotion to Italy's top league Serie A five times...

, with Babu

Anderson Rodney de Oliveira

Babù real name Anderson Rodney de Oliveira is a Brazilian football striker who currently plays for Cisco Roma.-Early career:...

 moving in the opposite direction. Rossi became the third choice goalkeeper at Catania, behind Ciro Polito

Ciro Polito

Ciro Polito is an Italian footballer currently contracted to Atalanta, in the Italian Serie A.-Salernitana:Ciro Polito began his footballing career with the youth system of Salerno based club, Salernitana Sport, in the mid 1990s, and began to earn senior call-ups in 1997...

 and Albano Bizarri

Albano Bizarri

Albano Benjamín Bizzarri is an Argentine footballer who plays for S.S. Lazio in Serie A, as a goalkeeper. He also holds an Italian passport.-Club career:...

, and was ahead of Raffaele Ioime

Raffaele Ioime

Raffaele Ioime is an Italian association football goalkeeper who is currently unemployed after ending his contract with FC UTA Arad, in the Romanian Liga II...

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During 2008/2009 season, Rossi was transferred to Gallipoli

Gallipoli Calcio

Gallipoli Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Gallipoli, Apulia.- History :The club was founded in 1999 as Associazione Calcio Gallipoli to represent the town of Gallipoli from the province of Lecce...

 in Lega Pro Prima Divisione - B. Although the club won Serie B promotion, the team faced financial difficulty, Rossi did not stay at the club.

In February 2010, Rossi was reportly signed by Sorrento.

International career

He capped for Italy at 2000 Toulon Tournament

Toulon Tournament

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 and call-up to 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

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External links

• gazzetta.it
• Profile at FIGC
• http://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Rossi_Generoso