Not even the most ardent fans of the club, "Barcelona" though the edge of his ear heard about his best player - Lionel Messi. A native of Argentina was already able to become famous at the young age with goals scored, and made grandiose achievements throughout his life. Fans do not give rest, what parameters is Lionel Messi - the rise of a celebrity is of heightened interest.
Football player Lionel Messi
The future striker was born on June 24, 1987 in the industrialized city of Rosario, the province of Santa Fe. The full name sounds like Lionel Andreas. Like the names, he has two nicknames - Leo and Bloch. The genus of activity of both parents was not connected with football, although there is information about distant blood ties with the famous young footballer Boyan Krkic. A similar gene was found in cousins Leo, who also successfully appear on the field. The ancestors of the family once lived in the Italian city of Ancona, from there immigrated to Argentina. If you carefully consider the genealogy, you will find another branch - from Catalonia.
His father, Jorge Horacio, earned his living and kept a large family, working at the factory, but still found time for football. And his mother, Celia Marie, looked after the children, finding time and work for the cleaning woman. They have more sons, Rodrigo and Matthias, and daughter Maria Sol. Passion for the game future football player of Barcelona Lionel Messi inherited from his father, who coached the amateur club "Grandoli". It was there that the boy himself began to make his first steps in football. Surprisingly, the fact that from the whole family only grandmother wanted a grandson of such a career, that's why she brought her classes. In gratitude for this, the attacker devoted all his goals to her. By 1995, he already played for a professional club - "Newells Old Boyles", and at this time won the Cup of Friendship of Peru.
Lionel Messi - height, weight
Heavy fans of the attacker are concerned not only with the game on the field, but also with more personal information, for example, which has growth and how much it weighs. At the age of 11, doctors diagnosed a growth hormone deficiency, which was only 140 cm. The treatment was costly. This fact from the biography of a football star is extremely interested fans, and this is due to attention to the growth of Lionel Messi.
Clubs that were interested in a young talented player could not allocate such a sum. Only after the boy saw the sports director of "Barcelona" Carles Reshak, with the light hand of the shareholder and two scouts, expensive treatment and transfer of the future champion was paid. After that, he began to speak in the youth team. Lionel Messi - the growth of the star, is the object of constant attention of fans.
Lionel Messi - weight
The fact from the youth biography of a football player about the deficiency of growth hormone influenced the rumors about weight. Although the disease was successfully overcome, the best football player Lionel Messi for all his life received the nickname "Kid". The average weight of the champion is 67 kg, but it can change, so the difference in plus / minus kg is acceptable, the sources give information and about 70 kg.
What is the height of Lionel Messi?
In occasion of what growth at celebrity, all time there are disputes. Different sources do not come to the same opinion, some claim that it is 169 cm, and others - 170 cm. The difference in the centimeter of the weather does not and does not prevent the attacker from scoring goals. The media called the data that the growth of Lionel Messi in 2016 is 170 cm.
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Fans can only guess what data is true.