Football observer "Scouting Leader" - A great discoverer of talent. Over the many years of his career, in which he held various roles, from head of scouts to sports director to head of the technical area and general manager, Giorgio Perinetti has brought to the forefront of great soccer many players, including the "rooster" Belotti. A career made up of many successes in such squares as. Rome, Naples, Juventus, Palermo, Siena, Bari e Venice which continues today at the Genoa as General manager. Precisely because of this, Giorgio Perinetti won the "Scouting Leader" of Football Leader 2019, awarded by Assoallenatori.
The special jury decided to award Perinetti "for his remarkable career as a talent scout, in the youth ranks of Roma, Napoli and Juventus and then directing the sports area of numerous Serie A clubs. His latest discoveries at Genoa, together with his management staff, make him a leader in the field of "scouting," by virtue of his extraordinary expertise and rare flair for young champions."
Argentine defender Romero (betrothed to Juventus), Christian Kouamè (closely followed by Napoli), and Poland's Krzysztof Piatek have exploded in the Ligurian team this season: the latter, bought this summer from MKS Krakow for 3.5 million and sold for 33 million in January to AC Milan, allowed Genoa to realize a capital gain of about 30 million euros.
It is thanks to a great manager like Perinetti, who, being the expert football observer that he is, thanks to his skills as a "scout," manages to achieve excellent results both on and off the field, from the economic point of view.
Perinetti will receive the award after the "scouting" awards given to Maino, Carnevale, Giuntoli, Corvino, Ausilio and Tare.
Swedish coach Sven Goran Eriksson will also be honored at the event with the 2019 Football Leader Special Career Award, succeeding Lippi, Capello, Sacchi and Ranieri.
The awards event is scheduled for June 3-5 in Naples.
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