Luigi Ridolfi Vay da Verrazzano

Italian politician and entrepreneur (1895–1958)

Born(1895-11-07)7 November 1895^[1]

Died31 May 1958(1958-05-31) (aged 62)^[1]

OccupationsEntrepreneur, politician, sporting director

Knownfor

Founder of ACF Fiorentina

Luigi Ridolfi Vay da Verrazzano
Luigi Ridolfi Vay da Verrazzano in 1914
Born	(1895-11-07)7 November 1895^[1] Florence, Italy
Died	31 May 1958(1958-05-31) (aged 62)^[1] Padua, Italy
Occupations	Entrepreneur, politician, sporting director
Known for	Founder of ACF Fiorentina

Luigi Ridolfi Vay da Verrazzano (7 November 1895 – 31 May 1958) was an Italian politician, entrepreneur, and sporting director, founder and first chairman of ACF Fiorentina in 1926.^[1]^[2]

Luigi Ridolfi was born into one of the oldest noble families in Florence.^[1] He participated in the World War I, and he was awarded a Silver Medal of Military Valor.^[1]

He joined the National Fascist Party in 1921, actively participating in squad actions and the March on Rome as a deputy commander.^[1]

Parallel to his political involvement, starting from the 1920s, he pioneeringly engaged in sports at different levels.^[1] He founded ACF Fiorentina and contributed to the construction of the Stadio Giovanni Berta in Florence, which later became known as the Stadio Artemio Franchi, as well as the Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano.^[2]^[1] He was the chairman of Fiorentina for 16 years, winning the 1939–40 Coppa Italia.^[1]

He was elected as a deputy to the Chamber of Deputies in 1929 and 1934.^[1]

In 2012, he was inducted into ACF Fiorentina Hall of Fame.^[3]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "RIDOLFI VAJ, Luigi, da Verrazzano". Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved 21 July 2023.
1 2 "Ricordo del Marchese Ridolfi". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). 31 May 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
↑ "La prima edizione della Hall of Fame Viola". Nove da Firenze (in Italian). 28 September 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

v t e ACF Fiorentina – Hall of Fame inductees
Players	Enrico Albertosi Giancarlo Antognoni Davide Astori Italo Bandini Gabriel Batistuta Bruno Beatrice Stefano Borgonovo Daniel Bertoni Giuseppe Brizi Sergio Carpanesi Sergio Castelletti Sergio Cervato Giuseppe Chiappella Luciano Chiarugi Enrico Chiesa Renzo Contratto Giancarlo De Sisti Claudio Desolati Angelo Di Livio Dunga Salvatore Esposito Ugo Ferrante Sébastien Frey Giancarlo Galdiolo Giovanni Galli Guido Gratton Francesco Graziani Kurt Hamrin Julinho Ardico Magnini Mario Maraschi Romeo Menti Claudio Merlo Miguel Montuori Adrian Mutu Alberto Orzan Celeste Pin Mario Pizziolo Maurilio Prini Christian Riganò Enzo Robotti Moreno Roggi Bernardo Rogora Francesco Rosetta Giuliano Sarti Armando Segato Vittorio Staccione Franco Superchi Francesco Toldo Luca Toni Ferruccio Valcareggi Giuseppe Virgili Rodolfo Volk
Coaches	Fulvio Bernardini Károly Csapkay Mario Mazzoni Emiliano Mondonico Bruno Pesaola Claudio Ranieri
Executives	Alberto Baccani Ottavio Baccani Nello Baglini Enrico Befani Artemio Franchi Sandro Mencucci Egisto Pandolfini Lando Parenti Ernesto Paroli Ennio Raveggi Raffaele Righetti Luigi Ridolfi Vay da Verrazzano Ugolino Ugolini
Ambassadors	Giorgio Albertazzi Luciano Artusi Stefano Biagini Gigi Boni Mario Ciuffi Rigoletto Fantappiè Roberto Germogli Carlino Mantovani Giampiero Masieri Raffaello Paloscia Narciso Parigi Sandro Picchi Valter Tanturli it:Paolo Valenti Franco Zeffirelli

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