Giovanni Paramithiotti

Giovanni Paramithiotti was an Italian sporting director. He was one of the founders and first chairman of the football club Internazionale Milano (1908–1909).[1]

Giovanni Paramithiotti
Born
Venice, Italy
Died(1943-03-11)11 March 1943
New York City, United States
NationalityItalian
OccupationChairman of Inter Milan
Years active1908–1909
Known forOne of the founders and first chairman of Inter Milan
SuccessorEttore Strauss

Biography

Giovanni Paramithiotti was born in Venice into a wealthy family of Cham Albanian origins.[2][3][4] In the 18th century, his ancestors escaped the Ottoman conquest, joining the Albanian diaspora. They moved away from Yanina Sanjack, in the region of Epirus, and precisely from the current area of Paramythia, and preserved their origin as being from Paramythia with the surname Paramithiotti.[5][6] They moved to Venice, Italy where he was born.

He was one of the founders of Inter Milan in 1908 after losing ties with A.C. Milan[2] and was elected as the first chairman of the new football club, remaining in office for only one year.[7] According to the chronicles of the time, Paramithiotti was not particularly liked by the supporters due to his reputation as a jinx, which forced him not to show up at the stadium.[6][8] However, one day, he was not recognized because he was watching the match with a fake beard and moustache, and as Inter won the match, his bad reputation was put to an end.[6][9]

In 1909, after one year, he was succeeded by Ettore Strauss his place, following the wishes of the Swiss majority of the club's members.[6]

He died in New York City on the 11th of March 1943[6]

References
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  2. "Giovanni Paramithiotti". Inter-calcio.it (in Italian). Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  3. Cozzi, Luisa (3 September 2016). "10 cose che forse non sapete dei momenti topici dell'Inter". Milano Città Stato (in Italian). Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  4. Damascelli, Tony (3 May 2021). "Internazionale, se la Serie A si concede al patron straniero". il Giornale (in Italian). Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  5. "Ky është shqiptari që themeloi Interin (Foto)". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 15 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  6. De Stefani, Luigi (19 March 2019). "Inter, Giovanni Paramithiotti: la storia del primo presidente". InterLive.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  7. "I presidenti". Inter.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  8. Pinto, Piergiuseppe (27 November 2017). "L'Inter ricorda Toccaferro, il primo presidente della storia nerazzurra". Spazio Inter (in Italian). Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  9. "Toccaferro, è arrivato il presidente!". 110.Inter.it (in Italian). Retrieved 17 May 2022.
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