Riccardo Garrone
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Riccardo Garrone

Italian entrepreneur (1936–2013)1

Riccardo Garrone (23 January 1936 – 21 January 2013) was an Italian entrepreneur. He was the owner of Serie A association football club U.C. Sampdoria, and honorary chairman and CEO of Italian oil firm Erg.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Riccardo Garrone (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jan 23, 1936, died Jan 21, 2013.1

About

Garrone was born in Genoa, and joined his family's firm of ERG before going into the business of football club ownership. He completed the takeover of UC Sampdoria from Enrico Mantovani in 2002, leading the one-time scudetto winners back into Serie A and European competitions thanks to his investments in the club.

From Wikipedia’s article on Riccardo Garrone, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedUniversity of Genoa3

Career

Occupation: entrepreneur, businessperson.5

Personal life

  • BornJan 23, 1936, Genoa6
  • DiedJan 21, 2013, Grondona7
  • CitizenshipKingdom of Italy, Italy8

Awards

  • Date not recordedOrder of Merit for Labour9