The Inter Miami forward, 39, besides became an eight-time Ballon d'Or victor and won the Champions League 4 times with Barcelona, positive 10 La Liga titles successful 17 seasons successful their archetypal team.
Jorge supported his section squad Newell's Old Boys and Lionel joined the nine erstwhile helium was 7 years old.
The household relocated to Spain successful February 2001 aft Lionel was signed by Barca aged conscionable 13, and though Messi's parent and 3 siblings soon moved backmost to Rosario, his begetter stayed with him successful Barcelona.
"Jorge was the pillar and the idiosyncratic who supported with vision, rigor and affection the vocation of the top subordinate of each clip alongside his wife, Celia Cuccittini," Newell's Old Boys posted connected X., external
"His changeless companionship and behind-the-scenes enactment were indispensable successful backing each measurement of Lionel, from his beginnings astatine Malvinas [youth academy] to the pinnacle of satellite shot glory.
"Thank you for teaching him to emotion these colours."
The nine added that they "embrace with affection Celia, Lionel, Rodrigo, Matias and Maria Sol, and each their loved ones and adjacent ones successful this hard moment".
Barcelona thanked Jorge "for his committedness to our club, for entrusting america with the beginnings and the astir glorious years of his lad Leo's shot career".
The Argentine Football Association said it "deeply mourns with sadness and sorrow the passing of Jorge Messi, begetter of our skipper and emblem, Lionel Messi".
It added: "From here, we basal successful solidarity with the full household during this hard clip and nonstop the astir heartfelt, lukewarm and affectionate embrace."
The Messi household responded aft an Argentine tv presenter falsely reported Jorge had died during Argentina's opening crippled astatine this summer's World Cup.
The presenter aboriginal resigned, portion the household expressed their "deep discomfort with the deficiency of sensitivity, respect and discretion with which immoderate radical person treated what is strictly a backstage household matter".
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