Who is Rodrigo Messi, the oldest of Lionel Messi's siblings?

Six time world footballer of the year Lionel Messi has three siblings and is the third of four children of Jorge Messi and Celia María Cuccittini. The first of the four children is Rodrigo Messi, the oldest brother of Lionel Messi.

Rodrigo Messi was born on February 10, 1980 and is seven years older than Lionel Messi. He is a sports businessman. He is the agent of Barcelona youngster Konrad de la Fuente, and former adviser of Ansu Fati who later switched to super agent Jorge Mendes in 2020.

He is credited to have been influential in Lionel Messi's early love for football and he and their other brother Matias played soccer together when growing up.

Rodrigo is married and resides in Barcelona, Spain with his wife Florencia Parisi, and the two have three children. He also works to manage Lionel Messi's daily schedule and publicity. His net worth is estimated to be between $2million to $5million. He has an active Instagram account and has 202,000 followers.