Enrico Preziosi
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Enrico Preziosi is an Italian entrepreneur. He runs numbers of business, which most famously the president of football club Genoa C.F.C.
.
The liquidator of Como sued Juventus in 2006 for un-paid transfer fee of Alex Pederzoli
and Felice Piccolo
who went back to Juventus in 2004. However Juventus claimed it had paid and sued Preziosi instead. It was settled in February 2011 after Juventus agreed to pay €0.2 million instead of alleged €1.58 million. Como acquired Pederzoli and Piccolo for €1.6 million, returned to Juventus for €20,000. FIGC suspected Juventus, which signed youth players Domenico Criscito
and Francesco Volpe
from Genoa in co-ownership deals for €1.9 million in 2004 (and Antonio Nocerino
moved to opposite direction for €0.45M, ie, €1.45million cash involved), were actually flopped in order to transfer the sum of €1.58million to Genoa, the new club of Preziosi. Genoa also sold Alessandro Colasante to Como in January 2004 for €750,000 but he joined Genoa as free agent. Daniele Gregori
, sold to Genoa in 2003 for free, also returned to Como in January 2004 for €750,000. Genoa also signed Carlo Gervasoni
from Como in 2004 for free but sold to Verona
for €500,000.
Despite Preziosi sold Como, on 15 June 2005 Preziosi regain its influence on Como after Royal s.r.l. acquired Como, thus violated the rule which restricted a person cannot has a majority interests for more than 2 clubs. Como was not admitted 2005–06 Serie C2 partially due to that reason (despite finance problem partially solved) and then the club was sold to 1907 Como s.r.i., a company not owned by Preziosi and admitted to Serie D
, effectively relegated 2 level (1 due to result, another 1 due to bankrupt). Como was not admitted in Serie C2 under new owner because it was too late.
due to Caso Catania. he also bought players from Como to Genoa, likes Saša Bjelanović
, Stephen Makinwa
, Giuseppe Greco
, Marco Rossi, Luca Belingheri
and Nikola Lazetić
.
, who scored 21 goals, winning 2005 champion (cadetto) and promoted. However due to Genoa had manipulated the result of the last match: Genoa 3–2 Venezia, the team relegated and Preziosi was banned from football for 5 years by Lega Calcio. His appeal also dismissed by internal committee of FIGC on 6 August and by the civil court in the same month. He submitted an appeal to La Camera di Conciliazione e Arbitrato per lo Sport section of Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) and intervening settled on 18 January 2006. The agreement was not published but it was aimed for Genoa's future in exchange Preziosi gave up something (That season Geona's penalty was fixed at 3 points plus a match result annulled due to Antonio Ghomsi
's case). Despite the legal charges was once lifted by Court of Cassation
and returned the case to lower court, the Italian Appellate court
condemned sports fraud of Preziosi and given 4 months sentence. He also banned by Serie C
for 1 year on 14 December 2005, for violating article 11 bis of Codice di Giustizia Sportiva. However it was annulled after appeal.
It was accused that Genoa and Udinese had inflated the price in the transfer of Rodrigue Boisfer
and Valon Behrami
to Udine and Mohammed Gargo
and Vittorio Micolucci
to Genoa in exchange in January 2004. In fact, Boisfer made Genoa registered a profit in 2003–04 financial year, he costed Genoa for over €4 million spread over 6 years and totally overweight the profit in 2003–04 season. He spent over 5.5 season on loan to other clubs in order to slowly amortize his over €4 million price tag.
Under the leadership of Preziosi, Genoa hired 9 different coaches: Roberto Donadoni
, Luigi De Canio
, Serse Cosmi
, Francesco Guidolin
, Giovanni Vavassori
(twice), Attilio Perotti, Gian Piero Gasperini
, Davide Ballardini
and Alberto Malesani
(current). Gasperini is the longest serving coach who was sacked in November 2010.
Preziosi and other investors, provided shareholder loan
s to support Genoa, which the team had a net loss of €0.598 million in 2009 fiscal year (turnover: €100 million). In 2004–05 season the signing made the company had a net loss of €14 million. In 2005–06 fiscal year, Genoa played in Serie C1 and had a net loss of €11,478,146 (which Fondazione Genoa 1893 donated some property to the team)., in 2006–07 decreased to net loss of €3.72 million.and a net gain of €1,504,757 in 2007–08 season. (2008 fiscal year consists of 6 months, from 1 July to 31 December 2008 and reported was net loss €7,829,339). 2010 result was reported net losses of €16 million.
Compared to city rival Sampdoria
, the management team bought better results both in finance and in the field since 2007 (Genoa average points 2007–11: 54.5 pts vs. 52.25 pts; Sampdoria net loss 2010: €12,109,456, 2009: €16,389,970). Genoa won the derby in 2011 and partially the key match that sent Sampdoria to Serie B.
and Thiago Motta
(who was a free agent in 2008) to Internazionale
in 2009 for €38.2 million, in exchange for Riccardo Meggiorini
(€5 million), Robert Acquafresca
(€9.5 million), Leonardo Bonucci
(€3 million) and Francesco Bolzoni
(€3M) Moreover Ivan Fatić
was sold back to Chievo for undisclosed fee and sold to Genoa in co-ownership deal for €200,000. Bonucci and Meggiorini were immediately sold to Bari for €4.5 million, instantly gained €1 million in accounting (9 million minus 8). A year later Bonucci sold to Juventus for €15.5 million (gained €6 million for Genoa's portion) and Meggiorini to Bologna in co-ownership deal for €3M. It is believed that Preziosi involved in that transaction and contacted directly with Massimo Moratti
. Which, Turin
-based newspaper Tuttosport
reported that Inter risked a sanction due to Preziosi in fact still banned from football, and the transfer may be void (eventually not happened). On 9 July FIGC announced that Preziosi was banned for 6 months. He appealed to National Arbitration Tribunal of Sport (Tribunale Nazionale di Arbitrato per lo Sport), A hearing was scheduled on 12 November (which was moved from 19 October) but gave up after the hearing on 10 December 2010.
The team also acquired Marco Borriello
from Milan
in 2007 in co-ownership deal
, who just valued €1.8 million, as he was suspended in 2006–07 season due to using un-sportive substances. A year later Milan bought back Borriello for €10 million (€7.5 million plus half of Davide Di Gennaro
). That season Genoa also sold Cesare Bovo
back to Palermo
for €5 million who arrived at "The Griffin" for €2.85 million. Genoa also bought back Criscito in 2009 (in co-ownership) and in full in 2010, which cost Genoa just €5.5million and €6M (Criscito re-joined Genoa on loan for €1M in 2008) (by exchanging Bonucci's 50% rights, valued €8M). Juventus acquired Criscito at youth for €950,000 in 2004 (co-ownership) and another 50% in 2007 for € 7.5million (€5.25M cash plus Konko and A.Masiello). Criscito was linked to several clubs with a price tag exceed €12 million in January 2011.
As part of Bovo deal, Genoa signed Giuseppe Biava
for €500,000. Despite age 33 in 2010, he was sold to Lazio for €1,040,000, over a double. His defensive partner in 2008–09 season, Matteo Ferrari
, was allowed to leave for Beşiktaş
for €4.5 million in 2009, which a year before he was a free agent.
The team also sold Sergio Floccari
(about €8 million, who joined Genoa for €9.1M) and Giuseppe Sculli
(who joined Genoa for €300,000) to Lazio
on 21 June 2010 and in January 2011. The former had a disappointing 2009–10 season and Genoa made a quick swap in mid-season, which saw David Suazo
from Inter to Genoa and Floccari to Lazio to replace Inter bounded Goran Pandev
. That window Genoa also made another 3-way swap, which Acquafresca returned from Atalanta, Atalanta signed Nicola Amoruso
from Parma and Parma signed Hernán Crespo
from Genoa.
Genoa once contracted 5 of the 23 men squad at 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
, namely Acquafresca, Criscito, Ranocchia, Salvatore Bocchetti
and Alberto Paloschi
(in 2010–11 season), the first 4 of them contracted in the same time in 2009–10 season, plus half owned Italy internationals Bonucci (who travelled to 2010 FIFA World Cup
), Genoa owned most of the talented defender (centre-back) of 1986 and 1987 age group at that time (Ranocchia born in 1988). The only centre-back in the 2009 U-21 Euro which was not owned by Genoa was Marco Andreolli
.
The team member was shaky compared to traditional bigger team. For example Genoa had changed its goalkeeper from Rubinho to Marco Amelia
and Eduardo in 2010–11 season. The longest serving keeper in recent years is Alessio Scarpi
. Luca Toni
, regular starter in 2010–11 season, Gergely Rudolf
who often as sub, was released (to Juventus) and loaned out in January 2011. In exchange, Antonio Floro Flores
and Mauro Boselli
were borrowed. When a player was sold, the team find an replacement. Despite the sales of Bocchetti and Papastathopoulos in 2010–11 season, Dario Dainelli
and Kaladze replaced them. The team concerned lesser goals and also scored lesser goals compared to 2009–10 season. None of a Genoa player scored more than 10 goals since the left of Milito. Floro Flores scored 10 goals for Genoa in half-season.
as part of Andrea Ranocchia
's deal to Internazionale. In January 2011 Inter borrowed Houssine Kharja
and loaned Samuele Longo to Genoa. Likes his national team-mate, Bocchetti was sold in 2010 for a fee much higher than Genoa bought.
While with Inter's city rival, Genoa made a series move to sign young players from Milan, namly Giacomo Beretta
(50% for €4 million), Nnamdi Oduamadi
(50%, €3.5M), Rodney Strasser
(50%, €2.25M) and Gianmarco Zigoni
(50%, €3.75M), plus experienced Kakha Kaladze on free transfer; Genoa loaned Marco Amelia
, sold Sokratis Papastathopoulos
(€14M), Kevin-Prince Boateng
(50%, €5.25M) to Milan. It made to deal involved little cash and benefited Milan on 2010 fiscal result, as they profited on selling players. In the next summer, Milan bought back all the young players, including Alberto Paloschi
(except Beretta). It also signed Amelia and sold Papastathopoulos back to Genoa. Financial data yet unknown for the 2011 deals.
In January 2011, Genoa made another swap, which Luca Antonelli
and Paloschi were swapped with Francesco Modesto
and Raffaele Palladino
(valued €3 million), plus a certain sum to Parma, Antonelli would became the heir of Criscito in the left flank, while Genoa profited on selling Paloschi. Genoa acquired Palladino for €5 million in co-ownership deal with Juventus.
In summer 2011, Genoa and Milan made a similar deal, which Milan signed Stephan El Shaarawy on reported €10 million in co-ownership deal, which Genoa got Alexander Merkel
on reported €5 million in co-ownership deal.
to Juventus
and acquisition of Abdoulay Konko
and Andrea Masiello
in January 2007.
Preziosi banned for 10 days as he contact Siena
for Erjon Bogdani
's price. He also banned for 10 days in November 2008 as he entered the field in the last match of 2007–08 Serie A. He also banned for 20 days as Preziosi for the event on 21 October 2007 (against Juventus
) and on 26 October 2008 (enter locker room during the match against Inter
).
Genoa C.F.C.
Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Genoa , is a professional Italian football club based in the city of Genoa, Liguria...
.
Toys
Preziosi is the president of Giochi Preziosi Group, a toys wholesaler. He was the major shareholder through Fingiochi SpA. The group is the leader in Italy toys industry, which acquired MIGLIORATI, CEPPI RATTI and GIG. In 2008–09 fiscal year the group turnover was €865.3 million, with €3.2 million net profit. On 30 June 2009 the group had €762 million invested capital (net of current liabilities).Como
Preziosi was the president of Como since 26 February 1998 until 18 October 2003. The team promoted to Serie A in 2002 as Serie B champion. However the team relegated a year later and bankrupted in 2005. In 2009 he was banned from football for 4 months, fined €100,000 for wrongdoing when in charge of Como.The liquidator of Como sued Juventus in 2006 for un-paid transfer fee of Alex Pederzoli
Alex Pederzoli
Alex Pederzoli is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie B side Ascoli.-Youth career:Born in Piacenza, Emilia–Romagna, Pederzoli started his career with Emilia–Romagna side Bologna...
and Felice Piccolo
Felice Piccolo
Felice Piccolo is an Italian football player. He plays in the defensive position and currently plays for Romanian side CFR Cluj.-Juventus & various loans:...
who went back to Juventus in 2004. However Juventus claimed it had paid and sued Preziosi instead. It was settled in February 2011 after Juventus agreed to pay €0.2 million instead of alleged €1.58 million. Como acquired Pederzoli and Piccolo for €1.6 million, returned to Juventus for €20,000. FIGC suspected Juventus, which signed youth players Domenico Criscito
Domenico Criscito
Domenico Criscito , is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Russian Premier League club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. He is a versatile defender who started his career as a centre back but now usually plays at left back.-Club career:...
and Francesco Volpe
Francesco Volpe
Francesco Volpe is an Italian footballer. He currently plays as a forward for Piacenza Calcio.-Football career:Volpe joined Juventus along with Domenico Criscito in 2004 in co-ownership deal, for €1.9M Francesco Volpe (born 3 March 1986) is an Italian footballer. He currently plays as a forward...
from Genoa in co-ownership deals for €1.9 million in 2004 (and Antonio Nocerino
Antonio Nocerino
Antonio Nocerino is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Milan and the Italian national team.-Juventus and early career:...
moved to opposite direction for €0.45M, ie, €1.45million cash involved), were actually flopped in order to transfer the sum of €1.58million to Genoa, the new club of Preziosi. Genoa also sold Alessandro Colasante to Como in January 2004 for €750,000 but he joined Genoa as free agent. Daniele Gregori
Daniele Gregori
Daniele Gregori is an Italian professional football player currently playing for Foligno Calcio.He played 14 games in the Serie A in the 2002/03 season for Calcio Como....
, sold to Genoa in 2003 for free, also returned to Como in January 2004 for €750,000. Genoa also signed Carlo Gervasoni
Carlo Gervasoni
-Career:Gervasoni started his career at a small Lombardy club Como. In mid-2001, he joined South Tyrol of Serie C2 in co-ownership deal. After 3 seasons as a regular starter, Como bought him back in 2004 but sold to Geona for free. But Genoa immediately sold him to Verona in another co-ownership...
from Como in 2004 for free but sold to Verona
Hellas Verona F.C.
Hellas Verona Football Club is a professional Italian association football team, based in Verona, Veneto. The team's colours are yellow and blue and gialloblu is the team's most widely used nickname...
for €500,000.
Despite Preziosi sold Como, on 15 June 2005 Preziosi regain its influence on Como after Royal s.r.l. acquired Como, thus violated the rule which restricted a person cannot has a majority interests for more than 2 clubs. Como was not admitted 2005–06 Serie C2 partially due to that reason (despite finance problem partially solved) and then the club was sold to 1907 Como s.r.i., a company not owned by Preziosi and admitted to Serie D
Serie D
Serie D is the top level of the Italian non-professional football association called Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. The association represents over a million football players and thousands of football teams across Italy. Serie D ranks just below Lega Pro Seconda Divisione , and is thus considered the...
, effectively relegated 2 level (1 due to result, another 1 due to bankrupt). Como was not admitted in Serie C2 under new owner because it was too late.
Genoa
Preziosi acquired Genoa in June 2003 from the liquidator of Genoa's parent company. In October Como was sold to Aleardro Dall'Oglio. The team remained at Serie BSerie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
due to Caso Catania. he also bought players from Como to Genoa, likes Saša Bjelanović
Saša Bjelanovic
Saša Bjelanović is a Croatian footballer striker who is currently playing for Verona in Serie B.He also holds Italian passport since 2007, as his grandmother was from Trieste, Venezia Giulia, made him eligible to acquire Italian nationality at birth.-Club career:Saša Bjelanović started his career...
, Stephen Makinwa
Stephen Makinwa
Stephen Ayodele Makinwa is a Nigerian football striker, who is currently playing for Lazio. Makinwa also plays for the Nigerian national team...
, Giuseppe Greco
Giuseppe Greco (footballer)
Giuseppe Greco is an Italian footballer, who plays for Modena in Serie B, on loan from Genoa C.F.C.. He contract with Genoa would expired on 30 June 2012.- Career :...
, Marco Rossi, Luca Belingheri
Luca Belingheri
Luca Belingheri is an Italian footballer who plays for Livorno.-Club career:Belingheri started at Alzano in Serie C1 in the 2001–02 season where he made 26 appearances and scored 1 goal. He then moved to Siena of Serie B but he moved again in January 2003 to Como Calcio of Serie A after making...
and Nikola Lazetić
Nikola Lazetic
Nikola Lazetić is a Serbian football midfielder who plays for Serbian club FK Vojvodina.-Football career:...
.
Caso Genoa–Venezia
In the next season the team acquired Argentine striker Diego MilitoDiego Milito
Diego Alberto Milito is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for the Italian Serie A team Internazionale. He also plays for the Argentine national team. A prolific and consistent center-forward, Milito has statistically averaged just over a goal every two appearances, over the course of...
, who scored 21 goals, winning 2005 champion (cadetto) and promoted. However due to Genoa had manipulated the result of the last match: Genoa 3–2 Venezia, the team relegated and Preziosi was banned from football for 5 years by Lega Calcio. His appeal also dismissed by internal committee of FIGC on 6 August and by the civil court in the same month. He submitted an appeal to La Camera di Conciliazione e Arbitrato per lo Sport section of Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) and intervening settled on 18 January 2006. The agreement was not published but it was aimed for Genoa's future in exchange Preziosi gave up something (That season Geona's penalty was fixed at 3 points plus a match result annulled due to Antonio Ghomsi
Antonio Ghomsi
Antonio Ghomsi is a Cameroonian footballer. He currently plays for KV Mechelen, on loan from Siena.Ghomsi started his career at Genoa. In July 2006, he was signed by Messina of Serie A. He made his Serie A debut on 1 October against Livorno. In summer 2007 he left for Juve Stabia of Serie C1...
's case). Despite the legal charges was once lifted by Court of Cassation
Court of Cassation (Italy)
The Supreme Court of Cassation is the major court of last resort in Italy. It has its seat in the Rome Hall of Justice.The Court of Cassation exists also to “ensure the observation and the correct interpretation of law” by ensuring the same application of law in the inferior and appeal courts...
and returned the case to lower court, the Italian Appellate court
Appellate court
An appellate court, commonly called an appeals court or court of appeals or appeal court , is any court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal...
condemned sports fraud of Preziosi and given 4 months sentence. He also banned by Serie C
Serie C
The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico , commonly known as Lega Pro , is the governing body that runs the third and fourth highest football divisions in Italy, the Prima Divisione and Seconda Divisione respectively. It also includes the sole professional club of San Marino...
for 1 year on 14 December 2005, for violating article 11 bis of Codice di Giustizia Sportiva. However it was annulled after appeal.
Caso Como–Genoa
In June 2007 he was banned for another 5 years by Lega Calcio for the abnormal transaction between Genoa and Como. It once lifted on 20 June but upheld by the national discipline committee (Commissione disciplinare nazionale, CDN) of FIGC on 15 May 2008. He also appealed to La Camera di Conciliazione e Arbitrato per lo Sport section of CONI on 14 July 2008. A hearing was held on 18 February 2009 (initially on 24 September 2008) and the case ended on 13 September 2010 with unannounced result. On 3 October 2008 his lawyer submitted a request to probationally imprison for 23 months to end the case before went to formal judicial process in the court of Como.Bilanciopoli
He was involved in 2000s false accounting scandal (Bilanciopoli), which clubs manipulated the price of footballers and other false account tricks in order to pass the financial tests. Preziosi was banned for 4 months and fined €15,000.It was accused that Genoa and Udinese had inflated the price in the transfer of Rodrigue Boisfer
Rodrigue Boisfer
Rodrigue Boisfer is a French footballer who plays for Serie B team Gubbio.-Genoa:Born in Marseille, Boisfer started his career at Monegasque club AS Monaco FC. He then left for Italian Serie B club Genoa. He made his Serie B debut on 5 Match 1999, replacing Alessandro Manetti in the second half...
and Valon Behrami
Valon Behrami
Valon Behrami is a Swiss footballer of Albanian descent who plays for Fiorentina in the Italian Serie A, as well as the Swiss national team.-Early life:Behrami was born in Titova Mitrovica, Yugoslavia to Albanian parents...
to Udine and Mohammed Gargo
Mohammed Gargo
Mohammed Gargo is a former Ghanaian footballer.-Club career:Gargo joined Italian side Udinese in 1995. In January 2003 he was loaned to Venezia and in January 2004 sold to Serie B side Genoa along with Vittorio Micolucci, in exchanged for Rodrigue Boisfer and Valon Behrami, all in co-ownership...
and Vittorio Micolucci
Vittorio Micolucci
Vittorio Micolucci is an Italian footballer who currently plays for Ascoli.He made his Serie A debut on 14 January 2001 against S.S. Lazio.-External links:*http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/serie_b/2008_nw/giocatori/54586.shtml...
to Genoa in exchange in January 2004. In fact, Boisfer made Genoa registered a profit in 2003–04 financial year, he costed Genoa for over €4 million spread over 6 years and totally overweight the profit in 2003–04 season. He spent over 5.5 season on loan to other clubs in order to slowly amortize his over €4 million price tag.
Management
Since promoted to Serie A in 2007, the team best result was in 2009 as 2009–10 UEFA Europa League qualifier.Under the leadership of Preziosi, Genoa hired 9 different coaches: Roberto Donadoni
Roberto Donadoni
Roberto Donadoni is an Italian football manager and former player, last in charge of Serie A club Cagliari.An attacking midfielder or winger known for pace and technique, he was a pillar of the powerhouse AC Milan teams of the late 1980s and early 1990s and one of the pioneers of Major League...
, Luigi De Canio
Luigi De Canio
Luigi "Gigi" De Canio is an Italian football manager and former player.-Player:De Canio, a full back, played mostly with Serie C1 and Serie C2 teams, his lone season in Serie B being 1979–80 with Matera, marking his debut in the division on September 16, 1979 against Genoa...
, Serse Cosmi
Serse Cosmi
However, after a disappointing series of results, including elimination in Champions League and results in Serie A much below the expected results, Cosmi was finally fired on February 10, 2006.-Brescia and Livorno:...
, Francesco Guidolin
Francesco Guidolin
Francesco Guidolin is an Italian football manager and former player, currently serving as head coach of Serie A outfit Udinese.-Playing career:...
, Giovanni Vavassori
Giovanni Vavassori
Giovanni Vavassori is an Italian football manager and former centre back, last in charge of Verona.-Playing:...
(twice), Attilio Perotti, Gian Piero Gasperini
Gian Piero Gasperini
Gian Piero Gasperini is an Italian football coach.He has been nicknamed "Gasperson" after Enrico Preziosi, president of Genoa, claimed Gasperini to be their Ferguson.- Playing :...
, Davide Ballardini
Davide Ballardini
Davide Ballardini is an Italian association football manager who is currently the head coach at Serie A club Cagliari...
and Alberto Malesani
Alberto Malesani
Alberto Malesani is an Italian association football manager, currently in charge of Genoa.-Early career and breakthrough at Chievo:...
(current). Gasperini is the longest serving coach who was sacked in November 2010.
Preziosi and other investors, provided shareholder loan
Shareholder loan
Shareholder loan is a debt-like form of financing provided by shareholders. Usually, it is the most junior debt in the company's debt portfolio, and since this loan belongs to shareholders it should be treated as equity. Maturity of shareholder loans is long with low or deferred interest payments...
s to support Genoa, which the team had a net loss of €0.598 million in 2009 fiscal year (turnover: €100 million). In 2004–05 season the signing made the company had a net loss of €14 million. In 2005–06 fiscal year, Genoa played in Serie C1 and had a net loss of €11,478,146 (which Fondazione Genoa 1893 donated some property to the team)., in 2006–07 decreased to net loss of €3.72 million.and a net gain of €1,504,757 in 2007–08 season. (2008 fiscal year consists of 6 months, from 1 July to 31 December 2008 and reported was net loss €7,829,339). 2010 result was reported net losses of €16 million.
Compared to city rival Sampdoria
U.C. Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...
, the management team bought better results both in finance and in the field since 2007 (Genoa average points 2007–11: 54.5 pts vs. 52.25 pts; Sampdoria net loss 2010: €12,109,456, 2009: €16,389,970). Genoa won the derby in 2011 and partially the key match that sent Sampdoria to Serie B.
Market Operation & Caso Milito–Motta
In Preziosi era, the team known for buy-low, sell-high technique, including selling Diego MilitoDiego Milito
Diego Alberto Milito is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for the Italian Serie A team Internazionale. He also plays for the Argentine national team. A prolific and consistent center-forward, Milito has statistically averaged just over a goal every two appearances, over the course of...
and Thiago Motta
Thiago Motta
Thiago Motta Santon Olivares , known as Thiago Motta, is a Brazilian-born Italian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A club Internazionale....
(who was a free agent in 2008) to Internazionale
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
in 2009 for €38.2 million, in exchange for Riccardo Meggiorini
Riccardo Meggiorini
Riccardo Meggiorini is an Italian footballer who plays for Novara, on loan from Genoa.He is nicknamed Meggio by his teammates.-Early career:Meggiorini started his career at Bovolone, a team from his native Verona Province....
(€5 million), Robert Acquafresca
Robert Acquafresca
Robert Acquafresca is an Italian footballer of half-Polish descent who plays for Serie A club Bologna as a striker.-Club career:...
(€9.5 million), Leonardo Bonucci
Leonardo Bonucci
Leonardo Bonucci is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team.-Internazionale:Bonucci started his career at Viterbese but was loaned to Internazionale in the summer of 2005. He played a number of pre-season friendlies for Inter first team...
(€3 million) and Francesco Bolzoni
Francesco Bolzoni
Francesco Bolzoni in Lodi is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Siena.-Club career:Bolzoni started out at San Colombano al Lambro before joining Inter's academy. Bolzoni has played for every academy team from the Esordienti to the Primavera .During the season 2006–2007, Bolzoni was...
(€3M) Moreover Ivan Fatić
Ivan Fatic
Ivan Fatić is a Montenegrin football player playing for Empoli F.C. on loan from Chievo.-Biography:He was signed by Internazionale from relegated Chievo on 4 July 2007...
was sold back to Chievo for undisclosed fee and sold to Genoa in co-ownership deal for €200,000. Bonucci and Meggiorini were immediately sold to Bari for €4.5 million, instantly gained €1 million in accounting (9 million minus 8). A year later Bonucci sold to Juventus for €15.5 million (gained €6 million for Genoa's portion) and Meggiorini to Bologna in co-ownership deal for €3M. It is believed that Preziosi involved in that transaction and contacted directly with Massimo Moratti
Massimo Moratti
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 of Saras S.p.A.-Life and career:...
. Which, Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
-based newspaper Tuttosport
Tuttosport
Tuttosport is an Italian sport newspaper published since 30 July 1945.Renato Casalbore founded the newspaper as a bi-weekly. In 1946, it moved to three editions a week, and since 12 March 1951 it has been published daily...
reported that Inter risked a sanction due to Preziosi in fact still banned from football, and the transfer may be void (eventually not happened). On 9 July FIGC announced that Preziosi was banned for 6 months. He appealed to National Arbitration Tribunal of Sport (Tribunale Nazionale di Arbitrato per lo Sport), A hearing was scheduled on 12 November (which was moved from 19 October) but gave up after the hearing on 10 December 2010.
The team also acquired Marco Borriello
Marco Borriello
Marco Borriello is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Roma. He has previously played for other Italian clubs, including Milan, Sampdoria, Treviso, Reggina, Empoli, Triestina, and Genoa.-Early career:...
from Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
in 2007 in co-ownership deal
Co-ownership (football)
Co-ownership is a system whereby two football clubs own the contract of a player jointly, although the player is only registered to play for one club...
, who just valued €1.8 million, as he was suspended in 2006–07 season due to using un-sportive substances. A year later Milan bought back Borriello for €10 million (€7.5 million plus half of Davide Di Gennaro
Davide Di Gennaro
Davide Di Gennaro is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie B team Modena, on loan from A.C. Milan.- Early career :...
). That season Genoa also sold Cesare Bovo
Cesare Bovo
Cesare Bovo is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Genoa.-Lecce & youth career:Bovo grew up playing in the renowned AS Roma youth system, and was sold on a co-ownership bid to Serie B club Lecce in the 2002/2003 season, which Bovo was exchanged with Mauro Rizzo who both...
back to Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
for €5 million who arrived at "The Griffin" for €2.85 million. Genoa also bought back Criscito in 2009 (in co-ownership) and in full in 2010, which cost Genoa just €5.5million and €6M (Criscito re-joined Genoa on loan for €1M in 2008) (by exchanging Bonucci's 50% rights, valued €8M). Juventus acquired Criscito at youth for €950,000 in 2004 (co-ownership) and another 50% in 2007 for € 7.5million (€5.25M cash plus Konko and A.Masiello). Criscito was linked to several clubs with a price tag exceed €12 million in January 2011.
As part of Bovo deal, Genoa signed Giuseppe Biava
Giuseppe Biava
Giuseppe Biava is an Italian footballer, who currently plays as a centre back for Serie A side Lazio.-AlbinoLeffe:A centre back, Biava started his career with the Leffe youth team, before moving to newly-promoted Serie D team Albinese in 1995...
for €500,000. Despite age 33 in 2010, he was sold to Lazio for €1,040,000, over a double. His defensive partner in 2008–09 season, Matteo Ferrari
Matteo Ferrari
Matteo Ferrari is an Italian footballer, currently a free agent after being released by Beşiktaş J.K..-Early career:Ferrari started his career at SPAL in 1995, and he can play as left-back or centreback....
, was allowed to leave for Beşiktaş
Besiktas J.K.
Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey...
for €4.5 million in 2009, which a year before he was a free agent.
The team also sold Sergio Floccari
Sergio Floccari
Sergio Floccari is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Parma.-Early career:...
(about €8 million, who joined Genoa for €9.1M) and Giuseppe Sculli
Giuseppe Sculli
Giuseppe Sculli is an Italian footballer who plays for Lazio.-Juventus:Sculli made his Serie A debut on 14 September 2002 for Modena against A.C...
(who joined Genoa for €300,000) to Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
on 21 June 2010 and in January 2011. The former had a disappointing 2009–10 season and Genoa made a quick swap in mid-season, which saw David Suazo
David Suazo
Óscar David Suazo Velázquez is a Honduran football striker who currently plays for Calcio Catania in the Italian Serie A. He is also a member of the Honduran national team.-Early career:...
from Inter to Genoa and Floccari to Lazio to replace Inter bounded Goran Pandev
Goran Pandev
Goran Pandev , is a Macedonian footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie A club Napoli on loan from Internazionale. He is also considered a key player for the Macedonian national team.-Early career:...
. That window Genoa also made another 3-way swap, which Acquafresca returned from Atalanta, Atalanta signed Nicola Amoruso
Nicola Amoruso
Nicola Amoruso is a former Italian association football player who played as a striker. His nicknames were piede caldo and Dinamite.- Career :...
from Parma and Parma signed Hernán Crespo
Hernán Crespo
Hernán Jorge Crespo is an Argentine footballer who plays for Parma in the Italian Serie A. Crespo has scored over 300 goals in a career spanning 18 years. His honors include an Olympic Games silver medal, a Copa Libertadores, an English Premier League title and three Scudettos. He was topscorer in...
from Genoa.
Genoa once contracted 5 of the 23 men squad at 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship began on 15 June 2009, and was the 17th UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. This was the first tournament after the competition reverted to a two-year format, following the single-year 2006-07 competition, which allowed the change to...
, namely Acquafresca, Criscito, Ranocchia, Salvatore Bocchetti
Salvatore Bocchetti
Salvatore Bocchetti is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan.-Club career:Bocchetti started his professional career at Ascoli. He made his Serie A debut against Palermo on 20 December 2006....
and Alberto Paloschi
Alberto Paloschi
Alberto Paloschi is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Chievo, on loan from Milan.-Milan:Paloschi won Allievi Nazionali in 2006–07 season...
(in 2010–11 season), the first 4 of them contracted in the same time in 2009–10 season, plus half owned Italy internationals Bonucci (who travelled to 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
), Genoa owned most of the talented defender (centre-back) of 1986 and 1987 age group at that time (Ranocchia born in 1988). The only centre-back in the 2009 U-21 Euro which was not owned by Genoa was Marco Andreolli
Marco Andreolli
Marco Andreolli is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Chievo Verona. Andreolli has previously played for Internazionale and Roma.-Club career:...
.
The team member was shaky compared to traditional bigger team. For example Genoa had changed its goalkeeper from Rubinho to Marco Amelia
Marco Amelia
Marco Amelia, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Milan. He was part of the Italian squad that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup.-Early career:Amelia grew up as part of the Roma youth system...
and Eduardo in 2010–11 season. The longest serving keeper in recent years is Alessio Scarpi
Alessio Scarpi
Alessio Scarpi is an Italian football goalkeeper. He plays for Genoa.-Reggina & Cagliari:Although born in Veneto, he started his career at Cagliari. He played for Reggina in two Serie B seasons before returned to Cagliari in summer 1997, and won third place to promoted to Serie A...
. Luca Toni
Luca Toni
Luca Toni, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Juventus. He has had successful spells at top clubs such as Palermo, Fiorentina, Bayern Munich, and Roma...
, regular starter in 2010–11 season, Gergely Rudolf
Gergely Rudolf
Gergely Rudolf is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for Greek club Panathinaikos on loan from Genoa.-Debrecen:Gergely Rudolf signed a contract with the Hungarian champion Debrecen in 2007....
who often as sub, was released (to Juventus) and loaned out in January 2011. In exchange, Antonio Floro Flores
Antonio Floro Flores
Antonio Mariano Floro Flores is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Udinese Calcio in Serie A.Floro Flores was born in Naples, and started his career at Napoli. He made his Serie A debut on 28 January 2001 against Roma. After six months on loan to Serie A Sampdoria, Floro Flores...
and Mauro Boselli
Mauro Boselli
Mauro Boselli is an Argentine football forward who currently plays for Estudiantes on loan from Wigan Athletic.-Boca Juniors:...
were borrowed. When a player was sold, the team find an replacement. Despite the sales of Bocchetti and Papastathopoulos in 2010–11 season, Dario Dainelli
Dario Dainelli
Dario Dainelli is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Genoa.-Early career:Dainelli started his professional career at Empoli...
and Kaladze replaced them. The team concerned lesser goals and also scored lesser goals compared to 2009–10 season. None of a Genoa player scored more than 10 goals since the left of Milito. Floro Flores scored 10 goals for Genoa in half-season.
2010–11 season
In 2010 Genoa acquired young talents Mattia DestroMattia Destro
Mattia Destro is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Siena, on loan from Genoa.-Internazionale:Son of former footballer Flavio Destro, Mattia Destro started his career with Ascoli, from his born place and one of the former clubs of his father...
as part of Andrea Ranocchia
Andrea Ranocchia
Andrea Ranocchia is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Internazionale.-Club career:Born in Assisi in the province of Perugia, Ranocchia started his career at Perugia then in Arezzo. Ranocchia played for Arezzo's Primavera team in 2005–06 season and promoted to the first...
's deal to Internazionale. In January 2011 Inter borrowed Houssine Kharja
Houssine Kharja
Houssine Kharja is a France born, Moroccan footballer who plays for Serie A club Fiorentina. He is tall and weighs .- Career :...
and loaned Samuele Longo to Genoa. Likes his national team-mate, Bocchetti was sold in 2010 for a fee much higher than Genoa bought.
While with Inter's city rival, Genoa made a series move to sign young players from Milan, namly Giacomo Beretta
Giacomo Beretta
Giacomo Beretta is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Ascoli, on loan from Genoa.- Club career :...
(50% for €4 million), Nnamdi Oduamadi
Nnamdi Oduamadi
Nnamdi Chidiebere Oduamadi , also known by his shirt name Odu, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie B club Torino on loan from A.C. Milan.- Club career :...
(50%, €3.5M), Rodney Strasser
Rodney Strasser
Rodney Strasser is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Serie A club Lecce, on loan from Milan.- Club career :...
(50%, €2.25M) and Gianmarco Zigoni
Gianmarco Zigoni
Gianmarco Zigoni is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Avellino on loan from A.C. Milan.- Early years :...
(50%, €3.75M), plus experienced Kakha Kaladze on free transfer; Genoa loaned Marco Amelia
Marco Amelia
Marco Amelia, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Milan. He was part of the Italian squad that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup.-Early career:Amelia grew up as part of the Roma youth system...
, sold Sokratis Papastathopoulos
Sokratis Papastathopoulos
Sokratis Papastathopoulos is a Greek professional footballer who plays for Werder Bremen on loan from Genoa and the Greek national team, as a defender. Since the surname Papastathopoulos cannot fit on his club shirt, his first name Sokratis is usually displayed instead; however, a common nickname...
(€14M), Kevin-Prince Boateng
Kevin-Prince Boateng
Kevin Prince-Boateng , is a German-born Ghanaian footballer, who plays as a Midfielder for Serie A club A.C. Milan. He won nine caps from The Black Stars of Ghana after appearing for Germany's under-15s to their under-21s; he retired from international football on 4 November 2011.-Club career:A...
(50%, €5.25M) to Milan. It made to deal involved little cash and benefited Milan on 2010 fiscal result, as they profited on selling players. In the next summer, Milan bought back all the young players, including Alberto Paloschi
Alberto Paloschi
Alberto Paloschi is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Chievo, on loan from Milan.-Milan:Paloschi won Allievi Nazionali in 2006–07 season...
(except Beretta). It also signed Amelia and sold Papastathopoulos back to Genoa. Financial data yet unknown for the 2011 deals.
In January 2011, Genoa made another swap, which Luca Antonelli
Luca Antonelli
Luca Antonelli is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Genoa.-Biography:Antonelli was born in Monza. His father Roberto has been a footballer too.-Club career:...
and Paloschi were swapped with Francesco Modesto
Francesco Modesto
Francesco Modesto is an Italian football which plays as a full-back or winger. He currently plays for Parma.-Career:In 2001–02 season, he was signed by A.C. Venezia and loaned back to Cosenza...
and Raffaele Palladino
Raffaele Palladino
Raffaele Palladino is an Italian soccer player who plays as a striker for Serie A club Parma.-Club career:The first team career of Palladino started in his native region of Campania where he played for Benevento in Serie C1...
(valued €3 million), plus a certain sum to Parma, Antonelli would became the heir of Criscito in the left flank, while Genoa profited on selling Paloschi. Genoa acquired Palladino for €5 million in co-ownership deal with Juventus.
In summer 2011, Genoa and Milan made a similar deal, which Milan signed Stephan El Shaarawy on reported €10 million in co-ownership deal, which Genoa got Alexander Merkel
Alexander Merkel
Alexander Merkel is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Genoa.- Early career :Born in Kazakhstan to Russian parents of German ancestry, Merkel moved to Germany with them in 1998, aged 6...
on reported €5 million in co-ownership deal.
Other ban
Preziosi also banned 2 months in July 2008 due to the sell of Domenico CriscitoDomenico Criscito
Domenico Criscito , is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Russian Premier League club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. He is a versatile defender who started his career as a centre back but now usually plays at left back.-Club career:...
to Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
and acquisition of Abdoulay Konko
Abdoulay Konko
Abdoulaye Konko Faye is a French footballer of Senegalese and Moroccan descent, who currently plays for Lazio in Serie A as a right back. He favours dribbling and can play anywhere on either wing.-Club career:...
and Andrea Masiello
Andrea Masiello
Andrea Masiello is an Italian footballer. He plays for Atalanta.-Juventus:A graduate of Juventus youth system, he made his Serie A debut at Juventus F.C., losing to Inter, 0–1 in home legs, 20 April 2005....
in January 2007.
Preziosi banned for 10 days as he contact Siena
A.C. Siena
Associazione Calcio Siena is an Italian football club based in Siena.The club currently plays in Serie A, having gained promotion from Serie B at the end of the 2010-2011 season....
for Erjon Bogdani
Erjon Bogdani
Erjon Bogdani , is an Albanian football striker. Bogdani plays for A.C. Cesena, in Italian Serie A and the Albanian national team.-Early Years:...
's price. He also banned for 10 days in November 2008 as he entered the field in the last match of 2007–08 Serie A. He also banned for 20 days as Preziosi for the event on 21 October 2007 (against Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
) and on 26 October 2008 (enter locker room during the match against Inter
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
).