Giuseppe Rossi was a gifted, quick-witted striker whose finest years came in Spain with Villarreal, where his movement and finishing made him one of La Liga’s most admired forwards. Born in the United States to Italian parents, he chose to represent Italy at international level.
A series of serious knee injuries repeatedly interrupted his career and robbed him of his peak years, but on his day he possessed a rare talent for scoring goals of quality and audacity.