Andrea Agnelli

Andrea Agnelli
Born December 6, 1975 (1975-12-06) (age 36)
Turin
Nationality Italian
Employer FIAT
Known for President of Juventus FC
Relatives Umberto Agnelli (father)

Andrea Agnelli (born December 6, 1975 in Turin) is an Italian businessman and president of Italian football club Juventus F.C..[1] He is also a board member of FIAT and Exor.

Early life

Agnelli is the son of late Juventus president Umberto Agnelli and is the last male member of the family to carry the Agnelli name. He studied at St Clare's in Oxford, England and then at Bocconi University in Milan.

Career

After university, Agnelli started his career in the business world with various companies abroad in England and France including Iveco and Auchan Hypermarché. He also spent several years in Switzerland working in marketing and development for Ferrari Idea and Lausanne-based Philip Morris International.

In May 2010 he was appointed President of Juventus by his first cousin John Elkann, becoming the fourth member of the Agnelli family to run the football club after his father, his uncle and his grandfather.[2] Elkann had come under criticism from Juventus fans for the club's poor results during the 2009-10 season and many die-hard fans saw Agnelli as the "rightful" heir due to his family's long-time association with the club. Despite entering the job during a period when the club was still dealing with the aftermath of the infamous Calciopoli scandal, he is credited with overseeing the club's transition into the new stadium and balancing their finances in wake of the ongoing recession ravaging Italy.[3][4] One of his first acts as new president was to appoint Sampdoria duo Giuseppe Marotta as Director of Sport and Luigi Delneri as new coach.

On May 22, 2011, Angelli appointed former player Antonio Conte as the new manager of Juventus, replacing Delneri.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Del Piero welcomes new era at Juventus". ESPN. 22 May 2010. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=789401&sec=europe&cc=5901. Retrieved 27 May 2010. 
  2. ^ "Juve, John Elkann disegna il futuro "Andrea Agnelli sarà il presidente" [Juve, John Elkann marks the future: "Andrea Agnelli will be the president"]" (in Italian). La Stampa. 28 April 2010. http://www.lastampa.it/sport/cmsSezioni/quijuve/201004articoli/26580girata.asp. Retrieved 01 June 2011. 
  3. ^ "Stadio, Vinovo, marchio e rosa: la Juve vale di più" (in Italian). Tuttosport. 10 October 2011. http://www.tuttosport.com/calcio/serie_a/juventus/2011/10/10-148539/Stadio,+Vinovo,+marchio+e+rosa%3A+la+Juve+vale+di+pi%C3%B9. 
  4. ^ "La Juventus e il nuovo stadio, "29" scudetti nello spogliatoio" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 5 October 2011. http://www.repubblica.it/rubriche/spycalcio/2011/10/05/news/la_juventus_e_il_nuovo_stadio-22724162/. 
  5. ^ "Conte replaces Del Neri at Juventus". ESPN Soccernet. 13 May 2011. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/924796/antonio-conte-to-replace-lugi-del-neri-at-juventus?cc=5901.