Cecchi Gori Ownership Era
From film to football: the Cecchi Gori era at Fiorentina
The Cecchi Gori era began when the club was acquired by the famous filmmaker Mario Cecchi Gori in 1990, following the departure of Flavio Pontello.
Quick Facts
- Owner type
- Private Family Ownership
- Key figures
- Mario Cecchi Gori, Dante Cecchi Gori
- Primary achievement
- Coppa Italia victory in 1996 and European qualification
- Notable league performance
- Consistent Top-10 finishes with European qualification attempts
- Era status
- Historical; Retrospective
Lore & Background
The first season under Cecchi Gori's ownership was one of stabilisation, after which the new chairman started to sign some good players like Brian Laudrup, Stefan Effenberg, Francesco Baiano and, most importantly, Gabriel Batistuta, who became an iconic player for the team during the 1990s. In 1993, however, Cecchi Gori died and was succeeded as chairman by his son, Vittorio. Despite a good start to the season, Cecchi Gori fired the coach, Luigi Radice, after a defeat against Atalanta, and replaced him with Aldo Agroppi. The results were dreadful: Fiorentina fell into the bottom half of the standings and were relegated on the last day of the season. Claudio Ranieri was brought in.
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