Craig Rosslee

{{short description|South African soccer player and manager}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Use South African English|date=November 2012}} {{Infobox football biography |embed = |name = Craig Rosslee |image = |upright = |alt = |caption = |full_name = Craig William Rosslee |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|1|1|df=y}} |birth_place = Cape Town, South Africa |death_date = |death_place = |height = |position = |currentclub = |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = |years1 = |clubs1 = |caps1 = |goals1 = |totalcaps = |totalgoals = |manageryears1 = 2007–2009 |managerclubs1 = Ajax Cape Town |manageryears2 = 2012–2014 |managerclubs2 = AmaZulu |manageryears3 = 2015 |managerclubs3 = Moroka Swallows }} '''Craig William Rosslee''' (born 1 January 1970) is a South African association football manager and former player.

Rosslee had a playing career which included time with Cape Town Spurs and Hellenic.<ref>{{cite news|last=Abrahams |first=Farouk|title=Rosslee lined up as next Ajax coach|url=http://www.iol.co.za/sport/rosslee-lined-up-as-next-ajax-coach-1.574475|accessdate=10 November 2010|newspaper=Independent Online|date=25 June 2007}}</ref> He made his league debut for Cape Town Spurs in 1990 and retired in 2004 due to several shoulder injuries.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}} Rosslee was ranked among the better defenders of his time in South Africa but was not capped at international level for South Africa.

He linked up with Ajax Cape Town as a junior coach, eventually becoming the head of the club's youth development programme and had short uneventful stints in lower divisions but can claim fame in the hot seat for his excellent run to the last eight of the prestigious ABSA Cup with the youthful Ajax reserve team before they narrowly lost to Silver Stars.

In 2007, he was appointed coach of Ajax CT.

In 2009, Rosslee left Ajax,<ref>{{cite news|title=Craig Rosslee And Ajax Cape Town Part Ways|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/1659/south-africa/2009/05/13/1263090/craig-rosslee-and-ajax-cape-town-part-ways|accessdate=10 November 2010|newspaper=goal.com|date=13 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009123257/http://www.goal.com/en/news/1659/south-africa/2009/05/13/1263090/craig-rosslee-and-ajax-cape-town-part-ways|archive-date=9 October 2012}}</ref> and later that year joined the Orlando Pirates as an assistant coach.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pedroncelli|first=Peter|title=Craig Rosslee Joins Orlando Pirates As Assistant Coach|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/1659/south-africa/2009/09/08/1487118/craig-rosslee-joins-orlando-pirates-as-assistant-coach|accessdate=10 November 2010|newspaper=goal.com|date=8 September 2009}}</ref>

Rosslee joined AmaZulu as manager on 30 November 2012 on a {{frac|2|1|2}}-year deal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.iol.co.za/sport/soccer/psl/rosslee-takes-over-at-amazulu-1.1433633|title=Rosslee takes over at AmaZulu {{!}} IOL Sport|access-date=2018-06-05|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Two-and-a-half-years for Rosslee|url=http://www.kickoff.com/news/31595/new-amazulu-coach-craig-rosslee-has-been-handed-a-two-and-a-half-year-contract-|accessdate=30 November 2012|date=30 November 2012}}</ref> He remained in his role until being dismissed on 15 October 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://citizen.co.za/258371/amazulu-sack-rosslee/|title = Amazulu sack Rosslee | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141016022229/http://citizen.co.za/258371/amazulu-sack-rosslee/ | archive-date = 16 October 2014 |url-status=unfit }}</ref>

He became Moroka Swallows's fourth manager of the season in March 2015, a little over two months before the end of the 2014–15 season, but was unable to save them from their first ever relegation from the top division.<ref name="sn_relegation">{{cite web | url=http://www.espnfc.com/south-african-premiership/2197/blog/post/2476626/moroka-swallows-relegation-a-historic-one-in-south-africa | title=Moroka Swallows' relegation a historic one in South Africa | publisher=ESPN FC | date=2 June 2015 | accessdate=2 June 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720201953/http://www.espnfc.com/south-african-premiership/2197/blog/post/2476626/moroka-swallows-relegation-a-historic-one-in-south-africa | archive-date=20 July 2015}}</ref>

In 2016, Rosslee was appointed as the technical director of Cape Town City FC. He left the club in March 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.snl24.com/soccerladuma/local/craig-rosslee-has-parted-ways-with-cape-town-city-20170317|title=Craig Rosslee Has Parted Ways With Cape Town City|work=Soccer Laduma|date=17 March 2017|access-date=29 January 2025}}</ref>

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