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Federica Cappelletti (Paolo Rossi's Wife)

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 5, 2026 • 2 min read

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Quick Info

Date of birth10 June 1972

Age48 Years (as of 2020)

BirthplacePerugia, Italy

ProfessionJournalist, Author

NationalityItalian

Marital statusMarried

SpousePaolo Rossi

FamilyDaughters: Maria Vittoria, Sofia Elena

Federica Cappelletti (Paolo Rossi's Biography

Italian journalist, screenwriter and author from Perugia, known for her career in journalism and as the author of Paolo Rossi’s autobiography. Married to 4

Early life and background

Federica Cappelletti was born on 10 June 1972 in Perugia, Italy. She grew up in her hometown and pursued higher education at the Università degli Studi di Perugia, where she studied literature, art history, journalism and communication. Her training provided a foundation for a career that has combined reporting, writing and work in book projects.

Career

Cappelletti has worked as a journalist and author. She has bylines with La Nazione and has pursued screenwriting as part of her professional profile. Her first listed book credit is Razza Juve, published in 2003. In 2019 she authored the autobiography of Paolo Rossi, titled Quanto Dura Un Attimo (This Lasts a Moment), which was published while Rossi was alive and supporting his later public work.

Physical profile

Federica Cappelletti is described as approximately 176 cm tall (about 5'8"). Her hair and eye colour are reported as black.

Personal life

Cappelletti married former Italian professional footballer Paolo Rossi on 10 July 2010. The couple met in 2006 and built a family together: they had two daughters, Maria Vittoria and Sofia Elena Rossi. Paolo Rossi had a son, Alessandro, from a previous marriage.

In 2019 Paolo Rossi was diagnosed with lung cancer. He died on 10 December 2020; the news was shared publicly by Cappelletti on her Facebook profile. In the months before his death the couple remained in the public eye, and Cappelletti’s authorship of Rossi’s autobiography was part of that shared public narrative.

Public profile

Cappelletti is identified professionally as a journalist, screenwriter and author. Her work has included newspaper journalism and book authorship. She has been associated in the public record with projects connected to football because of her husband’s prominence, and with literary work tied directly to Rossi through his autobiography.

Latest updates

As of the most recent information available here, Cappelletti remains known for her journalism and authorship and for having written Paolo Rossi’s autobiography in 2019. She continues to be publicly identified with Perugia, the city where she was born and educated.

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Recent Work

Quanto Dura Un Attimo

Autobiography of Paolo Rossi authored by Federica Cappelletti

2019
Razza Juve

Author credit

2003
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Career Highlights

  1. Worked as a journalist for La Nazione
  2. Author of Paolo Rossi’s 2019 autobiography Quanto Dura Un Attimo
  3. Published Razza Juve (2003)
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