Personal Life
On 23 December 1999, Javier Zanetti and Paula De la Fuente were married in Argentina, after seven years of dating. They met when he was nineteen and she was fourteen. They live near Lake Como, and they also own a restaurant called "El Gaucho" in Milano in the Navigli district, a popular and touristic area. Today, Paula Zanetti, daughter of a university teacher, works as a photographer. On 11 June 2005, she gave birth to a baby girl, Sol Zanetti. Javier Zanetti said, "I'm very happy about this baby girl who has come into my life. It was a beautiful experience with my wife. My daughter will have all the happiness she deserves." Zanetti also has two sons Ignacio who was born in 2008 and Tomas who was born on 9 May 2012.
Zanetti, a devout Catholic, is a close friend of Dutch footballer Wesley Sneijder, whom he inspired to convert to Catholicism.
Zanetti's elder brother Sergio is a former football defender.
In 2007, Zanetti collaborated with Italian singer Mina in a Spanish cover of the song "Parole parole", found in the album Todavía.
Javier Zanetti is not related to Cristiano Zanetti, an Italian who played alongside him for five seasons at Inter.
On May 2012, Zanetti, along with teammate Angelo Palombo appeared on popular TV show Indonesian Idol, in which the Argentine gave a live rendition of Eros Ramazzotti's Più bella cosa.
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