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Giuseppe "Beppe" Marotta (born 25 March 1955) is an Italian

Italy

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football executive currently serving as Director General

Director of football

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and Sports Department CEO

Chief executive officer

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of Italian football club Juventus

Juventus F.C.

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Early career

In 1978, at the age of just 22, Marotta began his career in football when he was appointed as Director of Youth Department for his hometown club Varese

A.S. Varese 1910

A.S. Varese 1910 is an Italian football club from Varese, founded 22 March 1910. It currently plays in Serie B, ranked one division below Serie A in the Italian football league.-History:...

. Just one year later, Marotta was promoted to Director General

Director of football

of Varese

A.S. Varese 1910

A.S. Varese 1910 is an Italian football club from Varese, founded 22 March 1910. It currently plays in Serie B, ranked one division below Serie A in the Italian football league.-History:...

and in his first season in charge saw his team promoted back to Serie B

Serie 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...

. With Marotta as Director General

Director of football

, Varese

A.S. Varese 1910

A.S. Varese 1910 is an Italian football club from Varese, founded 22 March 1910. It currently plays in Serie B, ranked one division below Serie A in the Italian football league.-History:...

would spend five consecutive seasons in Serie B

Serie B

. However, Marotta's final two seasons at Varese

A.S. Varese 1910

A.S. Varese 1910 is an Italian football club from Varese, founded 22 March 1910. It currently plays in Serie B, ranked one division below Serie A in the Italian football league.-History:...

saw the club twice relegated, falling down to Serie C2

Serie C2

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after the 1985-86

Serie C1 1985–86

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season.

After leaving Varese

A.S. Varese 1910

A.S. Varese 1910 is an Italian football club from Varese, founded 22 March 1910. It currently plays in Serie B, ranked one division below Serie A in the Italian football league.-History:...

, Marotta was appointed Director General

Director of football

of Serie C1

Serie C1

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club Monza

A.C. Monza Brianza 1912

Associazione Calcio Monza Brianza 1912 is an Italian football club based in Monza, Lombardy.Founded in 1912, Monza currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione group A, having last been in Serie B in 2000. Monza spent the last few years in Serie C1 and Serie C2.-History:Monza was founded on 1...

. During his tenure at Monza

A.C. Monza Brianza 1912

, the club were promoted to Serie B

Serie B

and spent 2 seasons at that level, before relegation back down to Serie C1

Serie C1

. After 4 season at Monza

A.C. Monza Brianza 1912

, Marotta moved on to serve as Director General

Director of football

for Como in Serie C1

Serie C1

for 3 seasons and then at Ravenna

Ravenna Calcio

Ravenna Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1913 and refounded in 2001....

for 2 seasons, also in Serie C1

Serie C1

.

In 1995, Giuseppe Marotta was hired by Maurizio Zamparini

Maurizio Zamparini

Maurizio Zamparini is an Italian businessman and the current owner and chairman of Serie A club U.S. Città di Palermo....

to serve as Director General

Director of football

for Venezia, then in Serie B

Serie B

. While there, Venezia achieved a historic promotion back to Serie A

Serie A

Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...

in 1998, marking the club's first return back to the top flight in more than 30 years. After 5 seasons at the club, Marotta left Venezia at the end of the 1999–2000 season, after Venezia was once again relegated back down to Serie B

Serie B

. From Venezia, Marotta took over as Director General

Director of football

for Serie A

Serie A

club Atalanta

Atalanta B.C.

Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly known as just Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo or the abbreviation Atalanta BC, is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy.They are nicknamed the Nerazzurri and the orobici...

, where he served for two seasons. During his time at Atalanta

Atalanta B.C.

, the club finished 7th and 9th in the Serie A

Serie A

table.

Sampdoria

Following the 2001/02 season, Marotta changed clubs once again, this time moving to 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...

. At the time of Marotta's hiring, Sampdoria

U.C. Sampdoria

was coming off its lowest table finish since the founding of U.C. Sampdoria

U.C. Sampdoria

in 1946, a 10th place finish in the club's 3rd straight season in Serie B

Serie B

. However, the club had also recently been purchased by local Genoese

Genoa

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oil industrialist

Business magnate

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Riccardo Garrone

Riccardo Garrone (born 1936)

Riccardo Garrone is an Italian enterpreneur. He is the owner Serie A association football club U.C. Sampdoria, and honorary chairman and former CEO of Italian oil firm ERG, which is owned by his family....

, which, in turn, added an influx of wealth to the struggling club. In Marotta's first season as Director General

Director of football

at Sampdoria

U.C. Sampdoria

, he hired manager

Manager (association football)

In association football, a manager is responsible for running a football club or a national team. The manager of a professional club is responsible directly to the club president. The position of manager is almost exclusively used in British football...

Walter Novellino, the same coach who in 1998 had guided Venezia back to Serie A

Serie A

under Marotta. Together, and with new money at their disposal, Marotta and Novellino revamped the Sampdoria

U.C. Sampdoria

squad in the 2002 transfer window, adding both experienced Serie A

Serie A

veterans, like Massimo Paganin

Massimo Paganin

Massimo Paganin is a retired Italian professional football player.His brother Antonio Paganin also played football professionally. The siblings played together for Internazionale, and won the 1993-94 UEFA Cup at the club....

, Sergio Volpi

Sergio Volpi

Sergio Volpi is a former Italian footballer. Volpi capped twice for Italy and had spent over 10 seasons at Serie A.-Career:...

, Fabio Bazzani

Fabio Bazzani

Fabio Bazzani is an Italian association football striker, who currently plays for A.S.D. Mezzolara.He is a striker, notable for his headers, as well as his shooting and strength.-Career:...

, and Stefano Bettarini

Stefano Bettarini

Stefano Bettarini is a former Italian footballer. He played once for Italy national team.-Biography:Born in Forlì, Emilia–Romagna, Bettarini spent his childhood at Buonconvento, the Province of Siena, Tuscany. He then spent his youth career at Staggia Senese, Poggibonsi, the Province of Siena and...

, along with several promising young players, such as Angelo Palombo

Angelo Palombo

Angelo Palombo is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Sampdoria. Tenacious in the tackle and hard-working on the pitch, he is known for his play-making skills and never-say-die attitude...

, Maurizio Domizzi

Maurizio Domizzi

Maurizio Domizzi is an Italian football defender who plays for Udinese.A S.S. Lazio youth product, Domizzi was farmed to Livorno at Serie C1 in October 1998. In summer 2001, he joined A.C. Milan, by immediately loaned to Modena at Serie B. In the next season he joined league rival U.C. Sampdoria...

and Andrea Gasbarroni

Andrea Gasbarroni

Andrea Gasbarroni is an Italian football midfielder, currently contracted with Torino.- Career :An attacking midfielder who can also play occasionally as a winger or second striker, Gasbarroni started his career at Juventus F.C. youth team, but after graduate from Primavera team, he was loaned to...

. This overhaul proved successful as Novellino guided Sampdoria

U.C. Sampdoria

to a 2nd place finish in the 2002-03 season, earning Sampdoria

U.C. Sampdoria

promotion back to Serie A

Serie A

, as well as a quarterfinal finish in the Coppa Italia. In 2003-04, Marotta's 2nd season at Sampdoria

U.C. Sampdoria

, he added to two big-name acquisitions in Cristiano Doni

Cristiano Doni

Cristiano Doni is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Atalanta B.C. as an attacking midfielder.Most of his senior career was associated with Atalanta, as he appeared in more than 300 official games for the club, netting more than 100 goals.Doni represented Italy at the 2002 World...

and Francesco Antonioli

Francesco Antonioli

Francesco Antonioli is an Italian footballer and goalkeeper who currently plays for Cesena. He is currently the oldest Footballer in the Serie A.-Club career:...

and Sampdoria

U.C. Sampdoria

finished in 8th place, just missing out on the UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

.

In 2004, Marotta was appointed to serve as Managing Director of Sampdoria

U.C. Sampdoria

, in addition to his role of Director General

Director of football

. It was shortly after that Marotta first hired the ex-player Fabio Paratici

Fabio Paratici

Fabio Paratici is an Italian former football player, currently working in the role of Sporting Director for Italian club Juventus.-Playing career:...

to serve as Chief Observer/Head of Scouting for Sampdoria

U.C. Sampdoria

. In a partnership that continues today, Paratici worked very closely under the guidance of Marotta, often being described as his "right-hand man".

The 2004-05 season saw Sampdoria

U.C. Sampdoria

finished in 6th, missing the Champions League

UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

place by just 1 point. Nevertheless, Sampdoria

U.C. Sampdoria

qualified for the UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

marking the first time one of Marotta's teams had qualified for European competition. The 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons, saw Sampdoria

U.C. Sampdoria

finish 12th and 9th respectively. Following the disappointing 2006-07 season, Marotta replaced manager

Manager (association football)

Novellino with Walter Mazzarri

Walter Mazzarri

Walter Mazzarri is a retired Italian footballer and the current manager of S.S.C. Napoli.-Playing career:Mazzarri, a midfielder and a product of Fiorentina's youth system, made his professional debut in 1981 for Pescara of Serie B, and played a short Serie A stint in Cagliari the following season,...

. The 2007 transfer season also saw Marotta bring in the controversial Italian

Italy

forward Antonio Cassano

Antonio Cassano

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on a year-long loan from Real Madrid

Real Madrid

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with the option to purchase the player. The 2007-08 season

2007–08 U.C. Sampdoria season

U.C. Sampdoria had a successful season in the domestic league, finishing in 6th place. The club also captured Antonio Cassano from Real Madrid, with the notorious troublemaker settling in well at Sampdoria, helping the club to European qualification. The season also saw the first Serie A derbys...

saw the club finish in 6th place qualify once again for the UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

. After signing Cassano

Antonio Cassano

in full, Marotta added another highly regarded striker to Sampdoria

U.C. Sampdoria

with the purchase of Giampaolo Pazzini from Fiorentina for a fee of €

Euro sign

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8 million in January 2009. However, Sampdoria

U.C. Sampdoria

struggled in the 2008-09 season finishing in 13th place in Serie A

Serie A

leading Marotta to not renew the expiring contract of manager

Manager (association football)

Walter Mazzarri

.

After dismissing Mazzarri

Walter Mazzarri

, Giuseppe Marotta hired Luigi Delneri, coming off two successful seasons at Atalanta

Atalanta B.C.

, to manage Sampdoria

U.C. Sampdoria

for the 2009-2010 season

2009–10 U.C. Sampdoria season

2009–10 Serie A is 62nd Serie A season in Unione Calcio Sampdoria's history. Sampdoria also participates in Coppa Italia 2009–10, starting from 3rd round. Sampdoria finished Serie A 2008–09 in 13th place, so they failed to qualify for any of the European competitions for 2009–10 season. On 16 May...

. Marotta also brought in several key players during the season's two transfer windows, including Daniele Mannini

Daniele Mannini

Daniele Mannini is an Italian footballer. He plays for Serie A side A.C. Siena.-Career:Son of former ACF Fiorentina goalkeeper Alessandro Mannini, Daniele started his professional career at hometown club Viareggio, playing with them in the Italian Serie C2 and Serie D tiers.In summer 2003, he...

, Fernando Tissone

Fernando Tissone

Fernando Damián Tissone is an Argentine footballer who plays for Spanish team RCD Mallorca on loan from U.C. Sampdoria as a midfielder.- Career :...

, Nicola Pozzi

Nicola Pozzi

Nicola Pozzi is an Italian footballer who currently plays in the Serie B league for Sampdoria. He was born in Santarcangelo di Romagna.-Milan:...

and Marco Storari

Marco Storari

Marco Storari is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Juventus F.C. as a goalkeeper.After a lengthy spell in Italy's lower leagues, he arrived in Serie A aged 27. Steady performances for Messina prompted his signing by country giants A.C...

. Behind 28 Serie A

Serie A

goals from the strike partnership of Cassano

Antonio Cassano

and Pazzini, and under Delniri's management, Sampdoria

U.C. Sampdoria

finished the 2009-2010 season

2009–10 U.C. Sampdoria season

in 4th place, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League

. In May 2010, it was heavily rumored that 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...

were interested in hiring Marotta, and Sampdoria

U.C. Sampdoria

's owner/president Riccardo Garrone

Riccardo Garrone (born 1936)

openly stated that he would gladly let Marotta leave for the more prestigious club.

Juventus

In May 2010, Giuseppe Marotta was officially brought 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...

by newly elected club president Andrea Agnelli

Andrea Agnelli

Andrea Agnelli is an Italian businessman and president of Italian football club Juventus F.C.. He is also a board member of FIAT and Exor.-Early life:...

, taking over for Alessio Secco

Alessio Secco

Alessio Secco was an Italian director of football for the Italian Serie A club Juventus. He was dismissed at the end of the disappointing 2009-2010 season, and replaced by GiuseppeMarotta.-Career with Juventus:...

as the club's Director General

Director of football

. Marotta signed a 3 year contract with the club, tying him there until June 2013. In his move from Sampdoria

U.C. Sampdoria

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...

, Marotta also brought along Head of Scouting Fabio Paratici

Fabio Paratici

Fabio Paratici is an Italian former football player, currently working in the role of Sporting Director for Italian club Juventus.-Playing career:...

, and manager

Manager (association football)

Luigi Delneri. On October 27, 2010, Marotta was appointed to the Juventus F.C.

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...

Board of Directors

Board of directors

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and also as CEO of 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...

, taking over the role from Jean-Claude Blanc

Jean-Claude Blanc

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.

Similar to his first transfer market upon taking over at Sampdoria

U.C. Sampdoria

, Giuseppe Marotta spent the first year in charge of transfer operations at 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...

making wholesale changes to the squad, bringing in 14 new players, including Miloš Krasić

Miloš Krasic

Miloš Krasić is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Juventus and the Serbian national team.-Playing style:...

, Fabio Quagliarella

Fabio Quagliarella

Fabio Quagliarella is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Juventus and internationally for the Italian national team. He is known for scoring incredible goals from unconventional angles that often catch the goalkeeper by surprise.-Early career:Quagliarella began his...

, Alessandro Matri

Alessandro Matri

Alessandro Matri is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Italian Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team.-Milan:...

, and Alberto Aquilani

Alberto Aquilani

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. Meanwhile, Marotta offloaded 11 players in his first year, including selling club legend David Trezeguet

David Trézéguet

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and Brazilian playmaker Diego

Diego Ribas da Cunha

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, moves which were met with anger and confusion from many 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...

fans. Juventus finished the 2010-11 season in 7th place, missing out once again on the Champions League

UEFA Champions League

, and also having failed to advance past the group stages of the 2010-11 Europa League. Following the disappointing season, Marotta and the club announced that manager

Manager (association football)

Luigi Delneri would not be returning for another season.

On May 31 2011, Marotta announced the appointment of former player Antonio Conte

Antonio Conte

Antonio Conte is an Italian former footballer and manager. He is the current manager of Juventus.-Playing career:...

as manager

Manager (association football)

of Juventus. Marotta stated in an interview with Corriere dello Sport that the club's objectives for the new season were to win the scudetto or qualify for the Champions League

UEFA Champions League

. During the 2011/12 summer transfer window, Marotta set about to improve last years finish by bringing in 8 new players to the squad, including Andrea Pirlo

Andrea Pirlo

Andrea Pirlo, Ufficiale OMRI , is an Italian World Cup winning footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Juventus, and for the Italian national team. He is usually deployed as a deep-lying playmaker for both Juventus and Italy and is regarded as one of best players in this position...

and Michele Pazienza

Michele Pazienza

Michele Pazienza is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus, as a defensive midfielder.Pazienza started his career with Foggia in 2000. Three years later he was transferred to Udinese, but played on loan with Fiorentina for the 2006–07 season. Fiorentina purchased him in June 2007...

on free transfers, and new signings Stephan Lichtsteiner

Stephan Lichtsteiner

Stephan Lichtsteiner is a Swiss footballer, currently playing for Juventus and the Swiss national team. He is known for his runs down the right flank when on the counterattack, hence his nickname "Forrest Gump"...

, Arturo Vidal

Arturo Vidal

Arturo Erasmo Vidal Pardo is a Chilean footballer who plays as defensive midfielder for Juventus and Chile. Although usually deployed as a defensive midfielder, Vidal is a versatile box-to-box midfielder capable of playing in a more attacking role as well.- Early life :Vidal was born in San...

, Mirko Vučinić

Mirko Vucinic

Mirko Vučinić is a Montenegrin footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Juventus. Originally from the city of Nikšić, Vučinić found himself playing for the local team there during his early teen years...

, Emanuele Giaccherini

Emanuele Giaccherini

Emanuele Giaccherini is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus. He can play as a striker or as a winger.-Cesena:...

, Marcelo Estigarribia

Marcelo Estigarribia

Marcelo Alejandro Estigarribia Balmori is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a left winger for Juventus F.C., on loan from Deportivo Maldonado.-Club Unión Pacífico:...

and Eljero Elia

Eljero Elia

Eljero George Rinaldo Elia is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Italian Serie A club Juventus and the Dutch national team. He scored on his debut for the Dutch national team in September 2009 and participated at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.-ADO Den Haag:Before excelling in the...

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