Messi was born on June 24, 1987 in Rosario, Argentina, the son of Jorge HoracioMessi, a factory worker, and Maria Celia Cuccittini a half cleaning tiempo.34 35 36 His family, from his father, has descent Italian because of his great grandfather AngeloMessi, who lived in the city of Ancona, and moved to Argentina in 1883.37 38 has twobrothers named Rodrigo and Matias as well as a sister called Mary Sol.39 also, two of his cousins ​​(Maximilian and Emanuel Biancucchi) are also players. With just five years ago, Lionel Messi took his first steps in Grandoli, a neighborhood club a few blocks from his home, south of the city of Rosario, Argentina. The club was run by his father,Jorge.40 In 1995, Messi began training in the lower divisions of Newell's Old Boys, 40club with which he won the Friendship Cup in Peru in 1997. At the age of 11, was diagnosed with hormone deficiency crecimiento.41 Club Atletico River Plate, at the time of the First Division Argentina showed interest in Messi's progress, but did not have enough money to pay for treatment, which was priced at $ 900 per mes.36 Carles Rexach, 42 head coach of Barcelona, ​​Messi's talent noticed and he had relatives inLleida, Spain, being able, with his father, starting a viaje.36 Barcelona signed him afterwatching him play, 43 then offered to pay for expensive treatments if he was moving toEspaña.40 His family moved to Barcelona where he began playing with computersjuveniles.4