Víctor Matías Rosa Castro (born 10 January 1982) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Tacuarembó.

Playing career

Born in Tacuarembó, Rosa made his senior debut with hometown side Tacuarembó FC in 2000. In 2004, he moved to Liverpool Montevideo, playing for three seasons with the side.

Matías Rosa

After spending the 2007 season at Durazno, Rosa subsequently returned to Tacuarembó. He then moved abroad with Sacachispas and Deportivo Malacateco in Guatemala, and retired with the latter in 2011, aged just 29.

Matías Rosa

Managerial career

After working in the youth sides of Miramar Misiones and Montevideo Wanderers, Rosa was Gustavo Ferrín's assistant at Cerro in 2016. In August of that year, he replaced Elio Rodríguez at the helm of Canadian.

Matías Rosa

In 2017, after a short period in charge of Huracán Buceo, Rosa joined Plaza Colonia as manager of the youth setup. On 28 March 2019, after the dismissal of Mario Szlafmyc, he was named interim manager of the first team, being confirmed in charge on 2 April.

On 30 January 2021, Rosa left Plaza Colonia on a mutual consent. He returned to Tacuarembó on 25 February, now as manager; on 14 December, after failing to achieve promotion from the Primera División Amateur, he left.

On 15 December 2021, Rosa moved to Ecuador after being named at the helm of Guayaquil Sport, with the club being renamed Búhos ULVR shortly after. On 5 December of the following year, he switched teams and countries again after being appointed in charge of Cantolao in Peru, but left on a mutual agreement on 12 April 2023.

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1992 births

Living people

Uruguayan men's footballers

Men's association football midfielders

Tacuarembó F.C. players

Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players

Sacachispas Fútbol Club players

C.D. Malacateco players

Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers

Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala

Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala

Uruguayan football managers

Club Plaza Colonia de Deportes managers

Tacuarembó F.C. managers

Academia Deportiva Cantolao managers

Uruguayan expatriate football managers

Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador

Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Peru

Expatriate football managers in Ecuador

Expatriate football managers in Peru

People from Tacuarembó

Footballers from Tacuarembó Department