Eugenio Canfari
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Eugenio Canfari was an early Italian football player from Genoa
. He was one of the thirteen men who founded Juventus
in 1897 and the clubs first ever president. His brother Enrico Canfari was also a founding member of Juventus, and the second ever president, though he never played in the Italian Football Championship
with Eugenio and Juventus.
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
. He was one of the thirteen men who founded 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...
in 1897 and the clubs first ever president. His brother Enrico Canfari was also a founding member of Juventus, and the second ever president, though he never played in the Italian Football Championship
Italian Football Championship
The Italian Football Championship was the most senior football championship in Italy from the 1897/1898 season to the 1921/1922 season. In that last season, a concurrent championship, the Prima Divisione, was played by the richest clubs, which wanted to improve their income with a more elitarian...
with Eugenio and Juventus.