Umberto Agnelli
Umberto Agnelli (Italian: [umˈbɛrto aɲˈɲɛlli]; 1 November 1934 – 27 May 2004) was an Italian industrialist and politician. He was the third son of Virginia (born Donna Virginia Bourbon del Monte) and Edoardo Agnelli, and the youngest brother of Gianni Agnelli.
Umberto Agnelli | |
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Agnelli in 1970 | |
| Member of the Senate of the Republic | |
| In office 5 July 1976 – 19 June 1979 | |
| Constituency | Rome |
| President of FIGC | |
| In office 10 August 1959 – 7 August 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Bruno Zauli |
| Succeeded by | Giuseppe Pasquale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 November 1934 Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Died | 27 May 2004 (aged 69) Venaria Reale, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | Christian Democracy |
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| Children | 5, including Giovanni Alberto and Andrea |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | Agnelli family |
| Alma mater | University of Catania |
| Occupation | Head of Fiat S.p.A. and Juventus F.C. |
Agnelli served as a CEO of Italian carmaker Fiat from 1970 to 1976. After the death of his brother, he was briefly chairman of the Fiat Group until his death, aged 69, in 2004. He was also chairman and later honorary chairman of Juventus, the football team long-associated with Fiat and the Agnelli family, and was for a time the president of the Italian Football Federation. He was a Christian Democracy member of the Senate of the Republic from 1976 to 1979. In 2015, he was posthumously inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame.