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Jorginho in 2016, photo by katatonia82 /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Jorge Luiz Frello Filho
Place of Birth: Imbituba, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Date of Birth: 20 December, 1991
Ethnicity: Brazilian [Portuguese, Italian, possibly other]
Jorginho is an Italian-Brazilian professional footballer. A defensive midfielder, he plays for Flamengo. He was previously with Hellas Verona, Sambonifacese, Napoli, Chelsea, and Arsenal, and the Italy national team. He was part of Italy’s winning team at Euro 2020.
Jorginho was born in the coastal town of Imbituba, in Southern Brazil. Imbituba’s population is largely of Portuguese, Italian, and German descent. He moved to Verona, Veneto, Italy, at fifteen, to play football. Jorginho’s mother is named Maria Tereza Freitas. His father is pictured here. He took on Italian citizenship through his Italian ancestor.
Jorginho has two children with his former wife Natalia Leteri; and a son with his fiancée, stylist and singer Catherine Harding.
Jorginho’s paternal great-great-grandfather was named Antonio Gio Batta/Giobatta “Giacomo” Frello. Antonio was born, c. 1886, in Santa Caterina di Lusiana, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy.
Source: Family history of Jorginho – https://lifebogger.com