Iona Rothfeld

Chilean footballer

Iona RothfeldPersonal information

Full name|  Iona Ronit Rothfeld Báscoli
Date of birth|  (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth|  Santiago, Chile
Height|  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s)|  Midfielder
Youth career
2004–2006|  Santiago Oriente
College career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2018–2019|  St. Thomas Bobcats|  |
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2007–2012|  Universidad Católica [es]|  |
2014–2015|  Audax Italiano [es]|  |
2016|  Universidad Católica [es]|  |
2020–2021|  Audax Italiano [es]|  |
International career
2006|  Chile U14|  |
2009–2010|  Chile U17|  |
2013–2014|  Chile|  4|  (0)

Medal record

Women's football
Representing  Chile
South American Games
| 2014 Santiago | Team

*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Iona Ronit Rothfeld Báscoli (born 19 January 1993) is a Chilean former football player who played as a midfielder. She is currently the President of ANJUFF [es] (Asociación Nacional de Jugadoras de Fútbol Femenino), the union of female footballers in Chile.[2]

## Football career[edit]

### Club career[edit]

Rothfeld began her career with the Santiago Oriente academy.[3] At senior level, she played for Universidad Católica [es] and Audax Italiano [es] in her homeland.[4]

While studying in the United States, she played for St. Thomas Bobcats.[5][1]

### International career[edit]

After taking part in a trial competition, Rothfeld represented Chile at under-14 level in the opening of a new headquarters of FIFA.[3]

In 2010, Rothfeld represented Chile U17 in the South American Championship,[6] qualifying to the FIFA World Cup, the first time for a Chilean women's team.[7] She also represented them in the World Cup.[8]

At senior level, she made an appearance in the 2013 International Tournament of Brasília and three appearances in the 2014 South American Games, winning the silver medal.[9][10][11]

### Leader career[edit]

In 2016, Chile dropped out of the FIFA rankings again, just a year after achieving their best ranking of 41 in 2015. Rothfeld, Christiane Endler, and a few other Chilean teammates created the ANJUFF [es] (Asociación Nacional de Jugadoras de Fútbol Femenino), a Chilean women's footballing union to combat neglect from their federation.[12] ANJUFF received recognition from Chile's athletic unions and FIFPro, and was one of the first efforts to unionize female athletes in Latin America.[13] Chile made their competitive return in May 2017, winning by 12–0 over Peru.[14]

Since then, she has led the institution.[2]

## Other works[edit]

Rothfeld performed as co-director of OFFSIDE, a short documentary film about women in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3]

She frequently gives talks about women's leadership and gender equaty.[15][16]

She serves as adviser for ComunidadMujer [es].[4]

## Personal life[edit]

Rothfeld attended the University of Chile to study law.[4] Abroad, she attended the St. Thomas University and got a political science degree. She also got a degree in sport management at the Santo Tomás University [es].[3]

## Political views[edit]

Committed with the gender equity,[16][4] Rothfeld was an independent candidate for the 2021 Chilean Constitutional Convention to write a new Constitution.[17][4][18]

## Honours[edit]

Chile

* South American Games Silver medal: 2014

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Iona Rothfeld - 2019 - (RV) Women's Soccer". St. Thomas University Athletics. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
2. ^ a b "Iona Rothfeld, presidenta del fútbol femenino en Chile: "Vamos en la dirección correcta"". www.santiago2023.org (in Spanish). 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
3. ^ a b c d "Iona Rothfeld (1993)". Mujeres Bacanas (in Spanish). 4 March 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
4. ^ a b c d e "Iona Rothfeld: "Hay gente que no está siendo coherente con las decisiones que se han tomado como ciudadanía"". Revista Obdulio (in Spanish). 23 December 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
5. ^ "LA ROJA CRECE: CONOCE A LAS CHILENAS POR EL MUNDO". Anjuff.cl (in Spanish). 17 May 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
6. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-17". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
7. ^ Barrios, Diego (8 February 2021). "Primera clasificación de la Roja Femenina a un Mundial". Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
8. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Copas del Mundo Femeninas Sub-17". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
9. ^ "Iona Rothfeld". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
10. ^ "SELECCIÓN FEMENINA SELLA CON PLATA SU INOLVIDABLE INCURSIÓN EN SANTIAGO 2014". ANFP (in Spanish). 17 March 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
11. ^ Canelo Rojas, Javiera (16 March 2021). "Iona Rothfeld, candidata a Constituyente: "Hay que consagrar el deporte como un derecho"". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
12. ^ "Iona Rothfeld: Las mujeres en el fútbol". BOLD mind (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
13. ^ Grez, Matias (29 May 2019). "'I was outraged by the lack of respect' -- The female footballers who fought for change in South America". cnn.com. CNN. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
14. ^ "Chile's Road to the Women's World Cup Started With an Indignity". The New York Times. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
15. ^ "Ex seleccionada nacional de fútbol femenino realizará charla en municipio de Valdivia". Ilustre Municipalidad de Valdivia (in Spanish). 9 November 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
16. ^ a b "Iona Rothfeld - Charla". Somos Persona (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
17. ^ "Iona Ronit Rothfeld Bascoli - Candidata constituyente Distrito 12". interactivo.latercera.com (in Spanish). La Tercera. 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
18. ^ "La ex jugadora de la Roja que hoy es precandidata constituyente". AS Chile (in Spanish). 3 January 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Iona Rothfeld at Soccerway
* Iona Rothfeld at PartidosdeLaRoja.com (in Spanish)

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals