Gino Pozzo career in the sporting industry began in 2004, when he co-founded Watford football club with his father. He later joined the family business, which by 2006 owned Udinese Calcio and Granada CF. With a net worth of £312 million, Gino Pozzo is one of the wealthiest people in Italy.
His career in the sporting industry began in 2004, when he bought Watford Football Club with his father. He later joined the family business, which by 2006 owned Udinese Calcio and Granada CF. With a net worth of £312 million, Gino Pozzo is one of the wealthiest people in Italy.
His father Giampaolo is the honorary chairman and former owner of Udinese Calcio and Granada CF, while his brother Andrea was the CEO of Watford. His cousin Raffaele is a shareholder in all three clubs.
Gino Pozzo was born in Rome on December 8, 1976, to Giampaolo and Bianca. He has four siblings: brother Andrea (born 1975), sister Marisa (born 1981), younger brother Dario (born 1987) and younger sister Francesca (born 1989). His father was born in Rome on September 17, 1947. Today Gino Pozzo is the honorary chairman of Udinese Calcio and Granada CF, which are co-owned by Gino.
He began his career in the sporting industry in 2004, when Gino Pozzo co-founded Watford FC. The year after Udinese Calcio (then known as “Udinese Calcio SpA”) announced plans to purchase his family’s stake of 50% in the club, and the two were later merged into one company.
Pozzo’s net worth is £312 million (US$537 million) according to valuations done by “Forbes” magazine.
Gino is an Italian businessman who currently presides over two football clubs: Watford Football Club and Udinese Calcio. Born to a wealthy family in Genoa, Italy, Gino started out at his father’s company as an assistant to the President before joining him in 2004 and co-founding their new project of a football club – Watford FC. See related link for more information.
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