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Peppino Tirri

Peppino Tirri
Born (1956-12-14) 14 December 1956 (age 60)
Licata, Italy
Nationality Italian
Occupation Sports agent

Peppino Tirri (December 14, 1956) is an Italian football agent registered with the football association of Italy. From 5 August 2012 he is President of the Bulgarian club POFC Botev Vratsa.

He is credited as being among the most powerful and influent football agents in the world, one of the only who transferred several Golden Balls winning stars such as Antonio Cassano,Walter SamuelEsteban Cambiasso, ,Luis Figo,Wesley Sneijder,Samuel Eto'o

He was born in Licata a small town in Sicily, famous for its football tradition having played in Serie B launched the Bohemian coach Zdeněk Zeman, in those years still a beginner. He has only one child, Luigi Tirri

In 1992 he was appointed CEO in Licata Calcio, then Club C-2

In 2000 Tirri moved Enzo Maresca back to ItalyWest Bromwich Albion, to join the Juventus F.C., in a transfer deal worth 4.3 million Pound sterling, a club record sale for Albion.

In July 2001 Tirri and Ernesto Bronzetti arranged Gaizka Mendieta's from Valencia to SS Lazio (for a record $ 90 billion Italian lira) and in 2002 Rivaldo's transfer from Barcelona to A.C. Milan for a three-year contract for 4 million euro net per year


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