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Giovanni Rosso
	Roso with Maccabi Haifa
Personal information
Full name	Đovani Roso
Date of birth	17 November 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Split, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1993	Zadar
1993–1996	NK Zagreb
1996–1997	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
1997–2000	Hapoel Haifa
2000–2001	Beitar Jerusalem
2001–2005	Maccabi Haifa
2005–2007	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2007–2008	Maccabi Haifa
2008–2009	Hajduk Split
Total
International career
2002–2004	Croatia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Đovani Roso (Italian: Giovanni Rosso; born 17 November 1972)^[1] is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Aside from native Croatia, Roso notably played for a number of renowned Israeli clubs, where he became noted for his technique and free kicks.

Club career

Roso played for NK Zagreb between 1994 and 1996 before moving to Israel. Roso enjoyed great success in the decade. He played for top teams in Israel, including a campaign in the UEFA Champions League with Maccabi Haifa. He has been acknowledged as being among the very best foreign players to ever play in the Israeli Premier League.

His return to Hajduk Split was ruined by injuries. He only ended up playing four games in the Croatian first league during this stretch. He retired from club football in June 2009.^[2]

International career

He made his debut for Croatia in a November 2002 friendly match away against Romania and earned a total of 19 caps, scoring 1 goal.^[3] His final international was a June 2004 European Championship game against England in Lisbon.^[4]

Post-playing career

Roso appeared as the Pit Stop greeter during Leg 3 of HaMerotz LaMillion 2 ("The Amazing Race: Israel"), which took place in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

In 2015, he participated in the reality TV series "Goalstar". In 2019, he participated and won the reality TV series "Survivor VIP" that was broadcast on Channel 13 in Israel.