Eugenio Canfari (16 April 1877 – 23 March 1962) was an early Italian sporting director. He was one of the thirteen men who founded
Juventus
Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...
in 1897 and the club's first ever president.
His brother
Enrico Canfari
Enrico Canfari (16 April 1877 – 22 October 1915) was an Italian footballer who played as a forward for Juventus and A.C. Milan, and later sporting director of Juventus.
Career
Canfari was born on 16 April 1877 in Genoa. His father was later ow ...
was also a founding member of Juventus, and was the first ever president, though he never played in the
Italian Football Championship
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with Enrico and Juventus.
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Italian sports directors
Juventus F.C. players
1877 births
1962 deaths
Juventus F.C. chairmen and investors
Italian footballers
Association footballers not categorized by position