Italian textile industrialist and football executive
Enrico Befani
Befani with Luigi Ridolfi Vay da Verrazzano
Born
(1910-11-15)15 November 1910[1]
Prato, Italy[1]
Died
29 October 1968(1968-10-29) (aged 57)[1][2]
Nationality
Italian
Occupation
Textile industrialist
Known for
Chairman of ACF Fiorentina
Enrico Befani (15 November 191 – 29 October 1968) was an Italian textile industrialist,[3] known for being the chairman of Italian professional football club ACF Fiorentina from 1951 to 1961.[2]
Under his presidency, Fiorentina won their first scudetto in 1955–56 Serie A, as well as the 1960–61 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 1960–61 Coppa Italia.[2][3] Fiorentina were also runner-up in the 1956–57 European Cup.[3]
In 2013, he was inducted into ACF Fiorentina Hall of Fame.[4]
^ abc"50 anni fa la scomparsa del presidente Befani: il ricordo della Fiorentina". Viola News (in Italian). 29 October 2018. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
^ abc"Fiorentina, 50 anni dalla scomparsa di Befani, il presidente del 1° Scudetto". Fiorentina.it (in Italian). 29 October 2018. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
^ abc""Una strada a Befani, presidente del primo scudetto della Fiorentina"". La Nazione (in Italian). 4 December 2019. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
^"Fiorentina celebrate second year of Viola Hall Of Fame". ViolaChannel (in Italian). 15 October 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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