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Ferrari in 2008, photo by Prphotos.com
Place of Birth: Aflou, Algeria
Date of Birth: 5 December, 1979
Ethnicity: * father – Italian * mother – Guinean
Matteo Ferrari is an Italian professional footballer. A centre-back, he played for Genoa, Lecce, Internazionale, Bari, Parma, Roma, Everton, Genoa, Beşiktaş, and Montreal Impact, and Italy Olympic (O.P.) and the Italy national team.
He was born in Aflou, Algeria, to an Italian petroleum engineer father, and a mother originally from Guinea. His father worked in countries throughout Africa, because of his professiona. Matteo has a son with his former partner, Venezuelan actress, television host, and model Aída Yéspica.