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Angelo Massimino (Catania, 1927 — Scillato, March 4, 1996) was an Italian enterpreneur and football owner, who served as chairman of Calcio Catania for almost 25 years.

A Sicilian emigrant who made fortune in Argentina, returned in Catania during the 1950s and, together with his brothers, founded in 1962 an amateur football club called Massiminiana, leading them up to Serie C, where they played for four consecutive seasons. In 1968 he became the owner of Calcio Catania, and immediately invested in his new club, obtaining a promotion to Serie A only one year later. He then resigned in 1972, following immediate relegation to Serie B followed by two poor seasons in the second-highest national division, but returned to serve as chairman two years later, immediately obtaining a second promotion. During the following years, Catania proved to be a yo-yo team, playing in all of the three highest national division, making a one-year comeback to Serie A in 1983. He left the club in 1987 following relegation to Serie C1 and criticisms by the local supporters. He however returned once again in 1992 to save the club from bankruptcy, but was unable to avoid a controversial cancellation of his club one year later. The club cancellation was later declared invalid by the Italian magistrature, and Catania was readmitted to Italian football, namely into the Eccellenza regional league, and immediately started to rise the football league pyramid with two consecutive promotions, despite Massimino's partial blindness and worsening health caused by diabetis. Angelo Massimino died in 1996, aged 69, in a freak scrabble accident. His funeral in Catania was attended by less than a dozen people. His late wife was not one of the attendees.

Massimino is still remembered by Catania supporters as their most representative chairman, and the local stadium, formerly known as Cibali, was entitled after him on 2002. He was also nationally known for his poor Italian language skills, heavily influenced by his Sicilian heritage, and several blunders who made him popular among Italian football fans.

Sources

"Angelo Massimino" (in Italian). La Storia del Catania. Retrieved 2007-10-09.

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 '''Angelo Massimino''' ([[Catania]], [[1927]] &mdash; [[Scillato]], [[March 4]], [[1996]]) was an [[Italy|Italian]] enterpreneur and [[football (soccer)|football]] owner, who served as chairman of [[Calcio Catania]] for almost 25 years.
-A [[Sicily|Sicilian]] emigrant who made fortune in [[Argentina]], returned in Catania during the [[1950s]] and, together with his brothers, founded in [[1962]] an amateur football club called ''Massiminiana'', leading them up to [[Serie C]], where they played for four consecutive seasons. In [[1968]] he became the owner of Calcio Catania, and immediately invested in his new club, obtaining a promotion to [[Serie A]] only one year later. He then resigned in [[1972]], following immediate relegation to Serie B followed by two poor seasons in the second-highest national division, but returned to serve as chairman two years later, immediately obtaining a second promotion. During the following years, Catania proved to be a yo-yo team, playing in all of the three highest national division, making a one-year comeback to Serie A in [[1983]]. He left the club in [[1987]] following relegation to [[Serie C1]] and criticisms by the local supporters. He however returned once again in [[1992]] to save the club from bankruptcy, but was unable to avoid a controversial cancellation of his club one year later. The club cancellation was later declared invalid by the Italian magistrature, and Catania was readmitted to Italian football, namely into the [[Eccellenza]] regional league, and immediately started to rise the football league pyramid with two consecutive promotions, despite Massimino's partial blindness and worsening health caused by [[diabetis]]. Angelo Massimino died in [[1996]], aged 69, in a road accident on the Palermo-Catania highway. His funeral in Catania was attended by over a thousand people.
+A [[Sicily|Sicilian]] emigrant who made fortune in [[Argentina]], returned in Catania during the [[1950s]] and, together with his brothers, founded in [[1962]] an amateur football club called ''Massiminiana'', leading them up to [[Serie C]], where they played for four consecutive seasons. In [[1968]] he became the owner of Calcio Catania, and immediately invested in his new club, obtaining a promotion to [[Serie A]] only one year later. He then resigned in [[1972]], following immediate relegation to Serie B followed by two poor seasons in the second-highest national division, but returned to serve as chairman two years later, immediately obtaining a second promotion. During the following years, Catania proved to be a yo-yo team, playing in all of the three highest national division, making a one-year comeback to Serie A in [[1983]]. He left the club in [[1987]] following relegation to [[Serie C1]] and criticisms by the local supporters. He however returned once again in [[1992]] to save the club from bankruptcy, but was unable to avoid a controversial cancellation of his club one year later. The club cancellation was later declared invalid by the Italian magistrature, and Catania was readmitted to Italian football, namely into the [[Eccellenza]] regional league, and immediately started to rise the football league pyramid with two consecutive promotions, despite Massimino's partial blindness and worsening health caused by [[diabetis]]. Angelo Massimino died in [[1996]], aged 69, in a freak [[scrabble]] accident. His funeral in Catania was attended by less than a dozen people.  His late wife was not one of the attendees.
 Massimino is still remembered by Catania supporters as their most representative chairman, and the local stadium, formerly known as ''Cibali'', was entitled after him on [[2002]]. He was also nationally known for his poor [[Italian language]] skills, heavily influenced by his Sicilian heritage, and several blunders who made him popular among Italian football fans.