Renzo Barbera, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Renzo Barbera

Italian entrepreneur

Date of Birth: 19-Apr-1920

Place of Birth: Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Date of Death: 20-May-2002

Profession: entrepreneur

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Renzo Barbera (Palermo, 19 April 1920 – Palermo, 20 May 2002) was an Italian businessman and the chairman of Italian football club U.S.
Città di Palermo from 1970 to 1980.
He was nicknamed "Presidentissimo" and "The Last Leopard".During his presidency the "rosanero" team reached two Coppa Italia finals in 1974 (against Bologna) and in 1979 (against Juventus).
After the experience as chairman of Palermo, he was elected president of the Sicilian Organising Committee of the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
He died on 20 May 2002 of heart disease. On 18 September 2002, the Palermo stadium La Favorita was renamed as Renzo Barbera.