Daniele De Rossi

De Rossi in 2008, photo by Prphotos.com

Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Date of Birth: 24 July, 1983

Ethnicity: Italian

Daniele De Rossi is an Italian professional footballer and manager. A defensive midfielder, he played for Serie A club Roma and Boca Juniors, and the Italy national team. He was part of the 2006 FIFA World Cup-winning squad. He is the head coach of Roma, and previously managed SPAL.

Daniele is the son of Michela Conte and Alberto De Rossi, a professional footballer and coach, who played for Ostia Mare, Piacenza, Mantova, Siena, Montevarchi, Prato, Livorno, Lucchese, San Marino, and Sarzanese, and who managed Roma (Youth Sector) and Roma Primavera.

Daniele is married to British-born Italian actress and model Sarah Felberbaum. He has a daughter with his former wife Tamara Pisnoli, who was a dancer on Sarabanda; and two children with Sarah.

One of Daniele’s grandmothers is named Teresa.