De Rossi purchases Serie D side Ostia Mare: His former youth team | OneFootball

Former Roma midfielder, captain and ex-coach Daniele De Rossi has announced that he is now the new owner of Serie D side Ostia Mare, the youth team he represented before he joined Roma 25 years ago.

The 41-year-old, who was appointed as the successor to Jose Mourinho at Roma last season, but was given his marching orders just four games into the 2024-25 season, has announced a new footballing venture close to his home in Rome.

De Rossi purchases his former youth team Ostia Mare

ROME, ITALY – MAY 19: Daniele De Rossi, Head Coach of AS Roma, looks on prior to the Serie A TIM match between AS Roma and at Stadio Olimpico on May 19, 2024 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

“I’m happy to announce my new commitment as owner of Ostia Mare,” De Rossi wrote in a statement on Instagram on Friday.

“My goal will be to build a solid, transparent and innovative club, a means to united people, to promote community values and to bring families closer to their hometown.

“A new chapter begins today. Together we can write a story that will make us all proud, Forza Ostia Mare.”

Ostia Mare currently compete in Serie D, specifically in Girone E as the fourth tier of Italian football is regional. They currently sit in 14th place in the league table after 20 matches of the 2024-25 season.

This will be De Rossi’s first official involvement in football since he left his beloved Roma midway through September.

Ostia Mare will next be in action against US Poggibonsi in Serie D on Sunday.