Gino Pozzo: Reinventing How to Run a Football Club in England

Gino Pozzo was born in Italy into a family that took football seriously. They rooted for their home team and eventually bought the franchise. Gino became involved in all aspects of the sport.

He lived in Spain following his education at Harvard. He then moved his wife and children to London so he could personally oversee the transformation of the Watford Football Club. His efforts are laid out in an article found in The European Business Review. It is fitting that an article about running a football club is found in a business publication. It is big business and requires the skill and knowledge possessed by Gino Pozzo.

Transformation means turning a club that is in debt into one that is profitable. It also means moving up in the football divisions until the club is at the highest level. That is exactly what Pozzo did for Watford.

Gino Pozzo believes in the long-term approach. In other words, he realizes it takes time to transform a football club. The proof of his expertise has shown over and over with clubs in Italy, Spain, and now England.

Pozzo labels his approach to transforming a football club as a scouting-driven model. What exactly does that mean? First it is a unique way of owning a football club. It means the owner is directly involved in the personnel part of the team. Pozzo is not a rich owner who sits back and lets other people run the team. He is directly involved.

Another part of the model is trading players back and forth between the teams owned by the Pozzo family. This has led to success with players being in the right place. Although there has been considerable turnover among coaches, the record of Watford speaks for itself. Watford is now at the top of English football. Visit this page on CrunchBase, for additional information.

More about Pozzo on https://www.watfordfc.com/club/ownership