Callisto Tanji, the creator of the great Parma, has died

Callisto Tanji died on New Years Day, his health problems have worsened in recent years, and his heart stopped beating at the age of 83.

Tanji was the Italian businessman and investor agent who enabled Parma to shape Italian football in the 1990s. As the owner of the world milk giant Parmalat, he bought the Italian team under his leadership at the beginning of the decade and won four European trophies (2 UEFA, 1 cup winners’ cup, 1 super cup) and as many domestic trophies (3 cups, 1 super cup). ).

Was thereThe years when Nevio Scala, Carlo Ancelotti, Alberto Malezani and Arigo Sacchi were in the technical leadership, while the yellows and blues of footballers like Faustino Aspria, Gianfranco Zola, Dino Baggio, Fernando Cagnaro, Fernando Cohen, Tiram and many others were worn.

His own financial collapse in 2003 inevitably had a knock-on effect in his other activities and led to the competitive collapse of the Crociati, who have lived with memories of a glorious past ever since.

After the crash, Tanji appeared before the Italian court and was convicted on multiple occasions by various courts of financial crimes attributed to him.