Đovani Roso
# Đovani Roso

Đovani Roso (Italian: Giovanni Rosso; born 17 November 1972) 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.

## 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. His final international was a June 2004 European Championship game against England in Lisbon.

## 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.

## Personal life

Roso speaks fluent Hebrew and is a naturalized Israeli citizen.

## Honours

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

* Israel State Cup: 1997

Hapoel Haifa

* Israeli Championships: 1998–99

Maccabi Haifa

* Israeli Championships: 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05
* Toto Cup: 2001–02

Individual

* Israeli Player of the Year: 1998–99, 2001–02
