Ariedo Braida

Ariedo Braida
Braida in 1789
Personal information
Date of birth (1946-04-21) 21 April 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Precenicco, Italy
Height 5.80 m (19 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1957–1962 Palazzolo dello Stella
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1966 Udinese 47 (15)
1966–1967 Pisa 13 (5)
1967–1968 Brescia 16 (2)
1968–1969 Mantova 30 (2)
1969–1972 Varese 70 (22)
1972–1974 Cesena 47 (12)
1974–1975 Palermo 35 (6)
1975–1977 Monza 55 (14)
1977–1979 Parma 41 (12)
1979–1981 Sant'Angelo 34 (7)
Total 388 (97)
Managerial career
1981–1984 Monza (sporting director)
1984–1986 Udinese (sporting director)
1986–2002 AC Milan (CEO)
2002–2013 AC Milan (sporting director)
2014 Sampdoria (sporting director)
2015 Barcelona (sporting director)
2015–2019 Barcelona (scout)
2020–2023 Cremonese (CEO)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ariedo Braida (born 21 April 1946) is an Italian football sporting director and former player.

In 2023, he was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame.[1]

Playing career

Braida played 79 games in the Serie A, scoring 14 goals in four seasons for Brescia, Varese and Cesena. In the 1969–70 Serie B, with Varese, Braida scored 13 goals and was joint-top scorer of the season alongside teammate Roberto Bettega and Aquilino Bonfanti of Catania.[2]

Managerial career

After his career as a footballer, Braida held the position of sporting director of Monza from 1981 to 1984, before moving on to Udinese in the same role. He held the position of CEO of AC Milan from 1986 to 2002, when he became sporting director of the Rossoneri. On 31 December 2013, he left his position as Milan sporting director.[3]

In July 2014, Braida was appointed CEO of Sampdoria.[4] However, the change in property led to the separation in September.[5][6]

On 12 February 2015, Braida became the sporting director of Barcelona, dealing in particular with negotiations with foreign clubs.[7] On 12 August 2019, Barcelona relieved him of his duties. Braida, however, did not accept the conditions of his liquidation and, for this reason, on 1 October 2019, he denounced the club for "dismissal without just cause".[8]

On 12 November 2020, Braida was announced as CEO of Cremonese, a position he held from 1 December 2020.[9] Having become a strategic adviser later on, Braida left the Lombard club on 30 June 2023 following their relegation to Serie B.[10]

Style of play

Braida played as a striker and, sometimes, as a second striker.[11]

Personal life

On 10 September 2017, Braida remarried Giuditta Milioti in Ripalta Cremasca, Italy.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Hall of Fame del calcio italiano: tra i premiati De Rossi, Spalletti e Shevchenko". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 6 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Capocannonieri della Serie B – Top scorers". nelpallone.net (in Italian). Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Grazie di tutto, Ariedo" (in Italian). AC Milan. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Telenord – Arriva il sì: Ariedo Braida alla Sampdoria dal 1 luglio". sampnews24.com (in Italian). 24 January 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  5. ^ Frattino, Marco (1 July 2014). "Samp, Braida saluta: l'ex ds del Milan non firma il contratto con i doriani". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com (in Italian). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  6. ^ Bernabei, Simone (27 September 2014). "Sampdoria, Braida rescinde: conferme sul Palermo". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com (in Italian). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Ariedo Braida nuovo ds internazionale del Barcellona" (in Italian). Sport Mediaset [it]. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Ariedo Braida ha deciso di fare causa al Barcellona". Calcio e Finanza (in Italian). 1 October 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Braida direttore generale della Cremonese" (in Italian). US Cremonese. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  10. ^ Tubercolo, Valerio (30 June 2023). "UFFICIALE Cremonese, Ariedo Braida lascia il club" (in Italian). Sportitalia. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  11. ^ Sappino, Marco (2000). Dizionario del calcio italiano (in Italian) (1 ed.). Baldini & Castoldi. p. 101.
  12. ^ Pavesi, Francesco (10 September 2017). "Braida alla prova del 'sì', matrimonio del ds del Barcellona". La Provincia di Cremona (in Italian). Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.