Massimo Cellino

Massimo Cellino (born 1956 in Cagliari) is an Italian entrepreneur and football club owner.

He is the current chairman of Cagliari Calcio after the 1992 takeover from the Orrù brothers, who were the previous club owners.^[1] He has served as vice-president for Serie A in the Lega Calcio and is currently a member of the council for Serie A in the Lega Calcio.^[2][3]

During his years as Cagliari owner, Cellino was instrumental in the building of Cagliari Calcio's sports centre in Assemini, near Cagliari, named after his father Ercole.^[4]

He currently lives in Miami, Florida.^[5]

References

1. ^ Bianchi, Fulvio (13 January 2010). "Sempre più Italia in Premier Cellino compra il West Ham" (in Italian). La Repubblica. http://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/2010/01/13/news/cellino_al_west_ham-1935955/. Retrieved 23 January 2010. "Cellino è presidente dal 1992 del Cagliari, club che rilevò dai fratelli Orrù." 
2. ^ "Lega, Galliani-bis e Zamparini vice ecco la "strana coppia" del calcio" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 23 September 2005. http://www.repubblica.it/2005/c/sezioni/sport/calcio/rielettoga/rielettoga/rielettoga.html. Retrieved 23 January 2010. "Subito dopo sono stati eletti il vicepresidente per la serie A, che è Massimo Cellino, e cinque consiglieri di Lega: Claudio Lotito (Lazio), Rosella Sensi (Roma), Riccardo Garrone (Sampdoria), Aldo Spinelli (Livorno) e Giacinto Facchetti (Inter)." 
3. ^ "Lega, al via il nuovo corso Beretta presidente, Sensi vice" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 18 September 2009. http://www.repubblica.it/2009/09/sport/calcio/beretta-eletto/beretta-eletto/beretta-eletto.html. Retrieved 23 January 2010. "Consiglieri di Lega per la A sono stati nominati Massimo Cellino, Giovanni Cobolli Gigli, Aurelio de Laurentiis, Riccardo Garrone, Tommaso Ghirardi, Pietro Lo Monaco, Ernesto Paolillo e Gino Pozzo." 
4. ^ Hughes, Matt (14 January 2010). "Man who lured Gianfranco Zola back home is latest bidder for West Ham". The Times (London). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/west_ham/article6987216.ece. Retrieved 23 January 2010. "Cellino has proved himself to be a popular and successful owner at Cagliari, providing the finance for the club’s new training ground and sports complex in Assemini ...." 
5. ^ Cass, Simon (15 January 2010). "Race hots up to buy West Ham with Cagliari president Massimo Cellino and InterMarket consortium locked in two-horse £100m takeover race". Daily Mail (London). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1243127/Gianfranco-Zolas-chief-new-favourite-stun-David-Gold-David-Sullivan-West-Ham.html. Retrieved 23 January 2010. "Cellino, who lives in Miami, ...." 

External links

• (Italian) Personal website

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