Matteo Rossi (politician)
Sammarinese politician and former footballer (born 1986)
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Matteo Rossi (born 9 July 1986) is a Sammarinese politician and former footballer who is a Captain Regent in office from 1 October 2025 to 1 April 2026 along with Lorenzo Bugli. He is a member of the Party of Socialists and Democrats (PSD) and previously played football for FC Domagnano, SP Tre Penne and SC Faetano.
Italo Righi
Vladimiro Selva
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| Captain Regent of San Marino | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 October 2025 – 1 April 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Denise Bronzetti Italo Righi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Alice Mina Vladimiro Selva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 July 1986 Rimini, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | PSD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Bologna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Profession | Politician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Rossi was born on 9 July 1986.[1] He attended the University of Bologna in Italy, where he graduated in 2011 with a degree in communication sciences.[2] He has two children.[2] Rossi has played footballer as a midfielder.[3] He played for FC Domagnano from 2005 to 2007, for SP Tre Penne from 2007 to 2016, and for SC Faetano from 2016 to 2017.[3] As a member of SP Tre Penne, he was a member of two championship teams in 2012 and 2013 and won a federal trophy.[2] Rossi has appeared in matches in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.[2] He has played for the San Marino national under-19 football team and the San Marino national under-21 football team.[2] Rossi is also a sports journalist and a member of the San Marino Sports Press Association.[2]
Rossi became a member of the Party of Socialists and Democrats (PSD) in 2012 and has served as the group's president.[2] He won election to the Grand and General Council in 2019 and won re-election in 2024.[2] He is the PSD Council Group Leader and a member of the San Marino delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union.[2] In August 2025, Rossi was nominated by his party to serve as one of the next Captains Regent, for the term from 1 October 2025 to 1 April 2026, serving alongside Lorenzo Bugli of the Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party.[2][4]