Adriano Galliani
{{Short description|Italian entrepreneur (born 1944)}}
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{{Expand Italian|topic=bio|Adriano Galliani|langcode=it|date=May 2023}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Adriano Galliani
| image = Adriano_Galliani_datisenato_2018.jpg
| caption = Galliani in 2018
| office = Member of the Senate
| term_start = 30 October 2023
| term_end =
| constituency = Monza
| term_start2 = 23 March 2018
| term_end2 = 13 October 2022
| constituency2 = Lombardy
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|07|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Monza, Kingdom of Italy
| death_date =
| death_place =
| known_for = {{nowrap|Vice Chairman and CEO of}} {{nowrap|A.C. Milan}}
| occupation = Entrepreneur
| spouse = {{Plainlist |
- unknown first wife
- {{marriage|Daniela Rosati
|1989|1999|reason=div.}}{{cite news |title=E Galliani lascia la moglie con 50 milioni al mese |url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1999/maggio/25/Galliani_lascia_moglie_con_milioni_co_7_990525934.shtml |author=Paolo Biondani |newspaper=Corriere della Sera |page=49 |date=25 May 1999 |access-date=16 February 2011 |language=it}} - {{marriage|Malika El Hazzazi
|2004|2008|reason=div.}}{{cite news |title=Galliani e la modella, "sì" a Palazzo Marino |url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2004/ottobre/10/Galliani_modella_Palazzo_Marino_co_7_041010007.shtml |author=Simona Ravizza |newspaper=Corriere della Sera |page=50 |date=10 October 2004 |access-date=16 February 2011 |language=it}}{{cite web |title=Galliani è |url=http://www.ultimouomo.com/galliani-e/ |author=Fulvio Paglialunga |work=L'Ultimo Uomo |date=16 December 2013 |access-date=11 July 2016 |language=it}}
}}
| children = 3 (Gianluca, Micol, Fabrizio)
| relatives = Adrian Galliani (grandson)
| nationality = Italian
| party = Forza Italia
| height = {{convert|1.74|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
}}
Adriano Galliani (born 30 July 1944) is an Italian entrepreneur and football executive who is the CEO of {{Italian football updater|Monza}} club Monza. He is also a senator for Forza Italia.
He is known for being former vice-chairman and CEO of AC Milan from 1986 to 2017, a period in the club's history known as the "Silvio Berlusconi era". During his tenure, Milan won five UEFA Champions League and eight Serie A titles among other achievements.
Career
= AC Milan =
On 24 March 1986, Galliani became the managing director of Italian football club AC Milan;{{Cite web |title=BERLUSCONI DA IERI PRESIDENTE DEL MILAN - la Repubblica.it |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1986/03/25/berlusconi-da-ieri-presidente-del-milan.html |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=Archivio - la Repubblica.it |date=25 March 1986 |language=it}} subsequently, he was also appointed deputy vice president.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
In 1991, as Milan was playing Marseille in Stade Vélodrome at the 1990–91 European Cup, the lights went out in the 87th minute. The lights came back on after 15 minutes, but Galliani refused to bring the team back on the pitch, citing concerns about the match being disrupted by TV crews storming the field. Milan was subsequently eliminated from the competition and barred from UEFA competitions for one year, and Galliani himself was suspended from all official functions until July 1993.{{cite web |title=Milan Soccer Club Banned for a Year
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/28/sports/milan-soccer-club-banned-for-a-year.html |website=The Neywork Times |access-date=1 August 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Seal |first1=Brian |title=The night the lights went out in Marseille |url=https://medium.com/whatahowler/the-night-the-lights-went-out-in-marseille-4e06a0697b29 |website=Medium |date=22 March 2017 |access-date=1 August 2022}}
In 2002, Galliani became president of the Lega Nazionale Professionisti, and maintained this position during his tenure as Milan president.{{Cite web |date=2010-10-29 |title=Divisi alla meta: Galliani presidente della Lega, Matarrese vice |url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2002/luglio/10/Divisi_alla_meta_Galliani_presidente_co_0_0207102645.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029034807/http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2002/luglio/10/Divisi_alla_meta_Galliani_presidente_co_0_0207102645.shtml |archive-date=2010-10-29 |access-date=2022-08-01 }}
From 21 December 2004 to 15 June 2006, he assumed the duties of deputy vice president of Milan following the resignation of Silvio Berlusconi, who was unable to hold the post due to a law governing conflict of interest; at the time, Berlusconi was president of the Council of Ministers of Italy. He held the office again from 8 May 2008 to 13 April 2017.{{cite web |title=Oggi compie gli anni Adriano Galliani: ecco gli auguri social dei rossoner |url=https://www.ilmilanista.it/news-milan/ultime-notizie/milan-auguri-adriano-galliani/ |website=ilmilanista |date=30 July 2022 |access-date=1 August 2022}}
On 13 April 2017, with the sale of the rossoneri by Fininvest to Rossoneri Sport Investment Lux,{{Cite web |title=AC Milan News - Ultime notizie e aggiornamenti live Milan |url=http://www.acmilan.com/it/news/articoli/ultime |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=AC Milan |language=it}} Galliani officially ended his career in Milan in which, as CEO, he won 29 trophies in 31 years.{{Cite web |title=Milan venduto al cinese Li Yonghong: finisce l'era Berlusconi |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Milan/13-04-2017/milan-venduto-cinese-li-yonghong-finisce-era-berlusconi-190703123334.shtml |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=La Gazzetta dello Sport - Tutto il rosa della vita |date=13 April 2017 |language=it}}
= Monza =
In 2018, Galliani became CEO of Monza, a football club from his native town owned by Silvio Berlusconi.{{Cite web|url=https://www.calciomercato.com/en/news/berlusconi-i-don-t-miss-ac-milan-i-don-t-want-players-with-long--39330|title=Berlusconi: 'I don't miss AC Milan'|website=Calciomercato.com | Tutte le news sul calcio in tempo reale}} In January 2019, he made headlines for completing a total of 30 transfers in just one month.{{Cite web|url=https://www.calciomercato.com/en/news/galliani-reveals-he-tried-to-convince-kaka-to-join-monza-96225|title=Galliani reveals he tried to convince Kaka to join Monza|website=Calciomercato.com | Tutte le news sul calcio in tempo reale}}
On 29 May 2022, after beating Pisa in the Serie B promotion play-offs final, Monza secured their first-ever promotion to Serie A.{{cite web |title=Berlusconi's Monza promoted to Serie A for first time in club history |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/monza/story/4677229/berlusconis-monza-promoted-to-serie-a-for-first-time-in-club-history |website=ESPN |date=29 May 2022 |access-date=31 July 2022}}
On 17 November 2022, Galliani's career was recognised with an Executive Career Award at the 2022 Globe Soccer Awards.{{Cite news |last=Bettoni |first=Lorenzo |date=17 November 2022 |title=Globe Soccer Awards: all the winners – Maldini, Osimhen, Ibra, Ancelotti, Salah and more |work=Football Italia |url=https://football-italia.net/globe-soccer-awards-all-the-winners-maldini-osimhen-ibra-ancelotti-salah-and-more/ |access-date=18 November 2022}}
Personal life
In 2011, Galliani was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame.{{cite web |date=27 October 2015 |title=Hall of fame, 10 new entry: con Vialli e Mancini anche Facchetti e Ronaldo |trans-title=Hall of fame, 10 new entries: with Vialli and Mancini also Facchetti and Ronaldo |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/27-10-2015/hall-of-fame-vialli-mancini-facchetti-ronaldo-herrera-agnelli-tardelli-ferlaino-130676725232.shtml |access-date=27 October 2015 |publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it}} In April 2016, Galliani was one of the prominent Italian individuals to be named in the Panama Papers leak.{{cite web|url=http://www.ilsecoloxix.it/p/economia/2016/04/14/AS8YOUMC-galliani_berlusconi_spuntano.shtml|title=Panama Papers, altri 100 nomi: spuntano Galliani, Barilla, Berlusconi e Briatore|trans-title=Panama Papers, another 100 names: Galliani, Barilla, Berlusconi and Briatore mentioned|publisher=La Stampa|language=it|date=14 April 2016|access-date=14 April 2016|archive-date=18 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418111110/http://www.ilsecoloxix.it/p/economia/2016/04/14/AS8YOUMC-galliani_berlusconi_spuntano.shtml|url-status=dead}}
Galliani's grandson, Adrian, is a footballer.{{Cite web |title=Adrian Galliani relished being anonymous at Forest, but it caught up with him in the end |url=https://theathletic.com/2646449/2021/06/12/andrian-galliani-relished-being-anonymous-at-forest-but-it-caught-up-with-him-in-the-end/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220112190513/https://theathletic.com/2646449/2021/06/12/andrian-galliani-relished-being-anonymous-at-forest-but-it-caught-up-with-him-in-the-end/ |archive-date=2022-01-12 |publisher=theathletic.co.uk (Archived)}}
References
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External links
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{{Portal|Biography}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101029005915/http://www.lamescolanza.com/INTERVISTE0205/0205/Galliani_adriano.htm Interview] at lamescolanza.com {{in lang|it}}
- [http://www.magliarossonera.it/protagonisti/PRES/Pres-Galliani.html Profile] at magliarossonera.it {{in lang|it}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Monza
Category:Italian sports executives and administrators
Category:People involved in the 2006 Italian football scandal
Category:People named in the Panama Papers
Category:20th-century Italian businesspeople