Massimo Moratti

Massimo Moratti
Born	16 May 1944 (1944-05-16) (age 67) Bosco Chiesanuova, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Occupation	owner of Internazionale FC and C.e.o for Saras S.p.A.
Spouse	Emilia Bossi
Children	5

Massimo Moratti (born 16 May 1944; real name Massimo Moratti) is an Italian oil tycoon. He is the owner and President of Italian football team Football Club Internazionale Milano, and Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O.) of Saras S.p.A.

Life and career

Moratti is the fourth son of Angelo Moratti, who was the owner and President of Football Club Internazionale Milano during the team's "Golden Age" from 1955 to 1968. His brother's wife Letizia was the Mayor of Milan from 2006-2011.

Born in the family villa in the Bosco Chiesanuova, close to Verona, he graduated from Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli.

On his father's death, he inherited his shares in Saras, a group that is engaged in the refining of petroleum, where he is presently C.E.O. Moratti is also the owner of Sarlux, headquartered in Cagliari, which focuses on the production of electricity from the waste oil.

Married to the environmental activist Emilia Moratti (nee Bossi), the couple have five children. On 10 September, 2009, Sauro Gori announced that Moratti had been appointed a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador.

In May 2011, Moratti supported Giuliano Pisapia's bid to become mayor of Milan against his sister-in-law Letizia. His call for 'change' was perceived as an extension of his rivalry with A.C. Milan supremo, Silvio Berlusconi, from football to the political sphere.^[1]

Role at Internazionale

Moratti took over as president of Inter from Ernesto Pellegrini in 1995, during a period where many considered Inter to be underachievers. However, under his leadership Inter has since clinched 5 Serie A titles (2005-2006, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, and 2009–10), 4 Coppa Italia titles (2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2010–11), 4 Supercoppa Italiana titles (2005, 2006, 2008, 2010), 1 UEFA Champions League title (2010) and 1 FIFA Club World Cup title (2010).

It has long been Massimo's ambition to restore Inter to the heights they once knew under his father. Not being able to do that in the first decade of his chairmanship, he finally obtained his goal in late 2000s. He has won one UEFA Cup (1998), five Scudetti/Serie A in a row (equalling the all-time record), four Coppa Italia (2005, 2006, 2010, 2011), four Supercoppa Italiana (2005, 2006, 2008, 2010), one UEFA Champions League (2010) and one FIFA Club World Cup (2010).

Moratti is said to have spent around €600 million in the transfer market since he took over as president. In July 1999, Moratti sanctioned a then world-record €48 million purchase of striker Christian Vieri and has since purchased numerous superstars, including Ronaldo, Maicon, Adriano, Hernán Crespo, Roberto Baggio, Iván Zamorano, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Luís Figo, Patrick Vieira, Samuel Eto'o, and Wesley Sneijder.

Under the leadership of Moratti, Inter won the Scudetto, the Coppa Italia and the prestigious Champions League in a single season, to become the first ever team to achieve the feat in Italy.

See also

• Letizia Moratti (Massimo Moratti's Sister-in-law; Gian Marco's wife. Mayor of Milan)

External links

• Saras:Massimo Moratti

References

1. ^ "Massimo Moratti a sostegno di Pisapia: Berlusconi fa solo autogol". newnotizie.it. http://www.newnotizie.it/2011/05/26/massimo-moratti-pisapia-berlusconi-autogol. Retrieved 2011-06-01. 

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Date of birth	16 May 1945
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