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Andrea Agnelli
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| Born | 6 December 1975 Turin, Italy
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| Education | St Clare's, Oxford |
| Alma mater | Bocconi University |
| Employer | Stellantis |
| Known for | Chairman of Juventus President of the European Club Association |
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Emma Winter
(m. 2005; div. 2016)Deniz Akalin
(m. 2023) |
| Children | 4 |
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Andrea Agnelli (born 6 December 1975) is an Italian businessman. He is well-known for being the chairman of the Italian association football club Juventus from May 2010 to November 2022. During his time as chairman, Juventus became very successful in Italian football. They won the Serie A league title nine times in a row, which was a new record. They also won the national cup (the Coppa Italia) four times in a row and achieved a domestic treble (winning three major trophies in one season).
Under Agnelli's leadership, Juventus also did well in European competitions. They reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League once and played in two UEFA Champions League finals. In November 2022, he stepped down from his roles at Juventus because of an investigation. Andrea Agnelli is part of the famous Agnelli family, who are known for their businesses. He was also a board member for large companies like Exor and Stellantis. He was involved with the UEFA Executive Committee and led the European Club Association before resigning to support the European Super League project.
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Early Life and Family Background
Andrea Agnelli was born in 1975. His father, Umberto Agnelli, was also a chairman of Juventus and a CEO of FIAT. His mother is Allegra Caracciolo di Castagneto. The Agnelli family is a very old and important family in Italy, with a long history in business and sports.
Andrea is related to other well-known people like John Elkann and Lapo Elkann. He studied at St Clare's, Oxford in England and later at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy.
Andrea Agnelli's Career Journey
After finishing university, Andrea Agnelli started his career in business. He worked for different companies in England, France, and Italy, including Iveco, Auchan Hypermarché, and Piaggio. From 2001 to 2004, he worked for Philip Morris International in Switzerland, where he handled marketing and communications.
In 2007, he started his own financial company called Lamse. He also has a passion for golf and became a managing director of a golf club in 2008. He was also involved with the Italian Golf Federation. Agnelli has always kept strong ties with the Fiat group, which his family is famous for. He served on the board of Fiat and later Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA). When FCA merged with Groupe PSA to form Stellantis in 2021, he became a director there. In January 2023, he announced he would leave his positions at Stellantis and Exor.
Leading Juventus Football Club
In April 2010, Andrea Agnelli's cousin, John Elkann, announced that Andrea would help lead Juventus. In May 2010, Andrea Agnelli became the chairman of Juventus. He was the fourth member of the Agnelli family to lead the famous football club, following his grandfather, uncle, and father.
When he took over, Juventus was still recovering from a big scandal called Calciopoli. Agnelli helped the club move into its new home, the Juventus Stadium, and improved its financial situation. One of his first big decisions was to hire Antonio Conte as the new coach in 2011. Conte was a former Juventus captain and a fan favorite.
Under Conte, Juventus had an amazing season, winning the scudetto (Italian league title) without losing a single game. This was the first league title for Juventus under Agnelli's leadership. From then on, Juventus went on to win nine scudetti in a row, setting a new national record. They also won five Coppa Italia titles and five Supercoppa Italiana titles.
Juventus also performed well in Europe, reaching the UEFA Champions League finals in 2015 and 2017. Under Agnelli, Juventus also expanded its facilities, building the J-Museum, J-Hotel, J-Medical, and the J-Village complex. The club also changed its corporate identity to a new, modern "J" logo.
Agnelli also helped create the second men's team, Juventus U23 (now called Juventus Next Gen), and the first women's team, Juventus Women. The women's team quickly became very successful, even achieving a perfect season in 2020–21.
Involvement in European Football
In September 2012, Andrea Agnelli became Italy's representative on the European Club Association (ECA). He also joined the UEFA Executive Committee in 2015, representing over 200 football clubs.
In April 2021, Agnelli resigned from his roles at the ECA and UEFA. He did this to become a vice-chairman of The Super League, a new project aiming to create an independent European football competition. This project was strongly opposed by UEFA. Agnelli, along with leaders from Barcelona and Real Madrid, became a key supporter of the Super League idea.
In November 2022, Agnelli resigned as chairman of Juventus. He had led Juventus to win 19 trophies with the men's first team, 10 with the women's first team, and one with the second men's team. This made his time as chairman the most successful in Juventus history.
Awards and Recognition
In 2018, Andrea Agnelli was named Turinese Man of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce in Turin. In December 2020, he received a Golden Foot award. He was given the Golden Foot Prestige Award for the many successes Juventus achieved during his time as chairman.
Personal Life
Andrea Agnelli has four children. He married Emma Winter in 2005, and they had two children together. After their marriage ended, he became engaged to Deniz Akalin. They had two daughters together in 2017 and 2018. The couple got married in April 2023.
See also
In Spanish: Andrea Agnelli para niños
- List of Juventus F.C. chairmen
- List of Juventus F.C. seasons
- List of unbeaten football club seasons
