Antonela Roccuzzo is a fitness enthusiast and model who is better known as the wife of arguably the greatest footballer of all time, Lionel Messi. The two have been together for many years before they got married in 2017. Today, Antonella and Messi are blessed with two children.
Even though she is the wife of one of the most known individuals all over the world, Lionel Messi’s wife has always continued to maintain a very private disposition which has made it pretty much difficult for people to know so much about her.
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Biography of Antonela Roccuzzo
It was in Rosario, Argentina that Antonela was born on 26 February 1988 to her father, Jose Roccuzzo who was a businessman and banker, and her mother, Patricia Roccuzzo who was a full-time housewife. It was also in Rosario that she was brought up together with two siblings Carla Roccuzzo and Paula Roccuzzo.
For her education, she attended her early schools in the community that she was brought up and then proceeded to the University of Argentina to study towards becoming a dentist. She was said to have later switched to social communication. However, she would later opt for modeling instead of continuing in the field of her studies.
How Messi and His Wife Met
Messi and Antonella Roccuzzo met when they were still kids growing up in Argentina, back in the early 1990s. At the time, Messi was very close to Lucas Scaglia who was his childhood and also a footballer. Lucas also happens to be Antonela’s cousin, hence, it was through him that the two met and became close.
They remained as friends but Messi and Roccuzzo did not start dating until around 2009 as Lionel later left the country for Spain where he trained with the Barcelona youth team before he was later promoted to the senior team.
Engagement and Argentine’s Wedding Of The Century
Although it is not clear when Messi engaged Roccuzzo, the two walked down the aisle on 1 July 2017 in what was described as the wedding of the century in Argentina. The wedding took place in the hometown of the two at Rosario’s City Center hotel complex.
The ceremony was attended by less than 300 guests including his teammates from Barcelona including Luis Suarez, Cesc Fabregas, Javier Mascherano, and Carles Puyol, as well as other Argentine players, close friends, and family members. Although no phones or pictures were allowed to be taken at the venue of the event and during the ceremony, some pictures still made it out
There was also a large crowd that stood outside of the hotel to witness the ceremony controlled by over 400 police personnel.
How Rich is Antonela Roccuzzo?
Lionel Messi prides himself as one of the richest sports individuals in the world with a net worth estimated at an incredible $600 million and he reportedly makes over $165 million annually in salary and incentives. He makes his money from his career as a football player, from endorsem*nt deals, and through his numerous businesses.
Antonella Roccuzzo doesn’t make anything close to what her husband makes, but she is also a rich woman as he has a net worth that is estimated at over $20 million. She made her fortune from her career as a fitness enthusiast as well as through her businesses and social media.
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Interesting Things No One Told You About Her
1. Messi and his wife are blessed with three children
Messi and Antonella are parents to three beautiful children; Thiago Messi who was born in 2012, Mateo Messi who was born in 2015, and then Ciro Messi Roccuzzo who was born in 2018. Unsurprisingly, Thiago is showing signs of becoming a great footballer like his father.
2. She has a special nickname where she was raised
While her name is often mistaken as Antonella, her birth name is actually spelled Antonela. More so, she was nicknamed La Negrain Rosario where she was brought up.
3. Messi wrote a letter to her when he was 9 years old
When he first saw Antonela as a little kid, Lionel Messi asked his best friend, Lucas who she was. He would later write a letter to her when he was 9 years old, assuring her that one day they would become boyfriend and girlfriend. His prophecy came true many years later.
4. She is a fitness instructor and model
Messi’s wife has a career as a fitness instructor on one hand, and as a model, on the other. She took to her social media to announce that she was modeling for the Argentine fashion label Ricky Sarkany after she signed a contract with the fashion brand.
5. She has a huge following on social media
What would one expect from the wife of one of the greatest footballers ever? Antonela enjoys a huge following on social media, On Instagram, she has more than 13 million followers. That said, she doesn’t have a Twitter account or even a Facebook account.
6. Antonela Roccuzzo had another boyfriend before Messi
Contrary to the belief that Messi and his wife had always dated since they were kids, when he moved to Spain, they were platonic friends. Hence she started a relationship with another boy. However, in 2007 when she realized that Leo was coming back to Argentina, she dumped her boyfriend and went after her first love.
According to the boyfriend, he was consoled that at least, she dumped him for Lionel Messi.
7. Antonela is not the tallest woman you would find
Antonela is not the tallest woman one would find on any day. She has a height of only 5 feet 5 while her husband stands at 5 feet 7 inches as registered by Barcelona. He used to be only 4 feet 2 inches following a growth hormone disorder, which Barcelona helped him to treat, thereby helping him to get a better height.
