Flavio Becca
Flavio Becca (born June 18, 1962, in Luxembourg ) is a Luxembourg real estate investor and owner of F1 Dudelange a Luxembourgish professional football club.[1][2]
Biography
Becca is the son of Italian immigrants, he grew up in Hesperingen and lives in Luxembourg.[3]
Becca was described by The Guardian daily newspaper as a "real estate mogul".[4]
In the 1990s, Becca began sponsoring the Luxembourg football club F91 Dudelange . During Becca's tenure, Dudelange won Luxembourg championship titles.
In 2011, Becca and his company Leopard SA founded the professional cycling team Leopard Trek.[5]
In 2019, Becca entered into discussions with the 1. FC Kaiserslautern, as he aimed to invest in the German football club.[6]
Criminal investigations
Flavio Becca was involved in several criminal investigations and was the subject of a search warrant in December 2019.[7]
Media reported at the beginning of 2019 that Flavio Becca was suspected of money laundering in a "luxury watch" scandal.[8][9]
The Belgian newspaper Sud Info also claimed that various investigations are were opened against Flavio Becca. In 2011, the police raided his home and offices.[10][11]
Police suspected Flavio Becca of tax evasion and property withholding.[12][13]
His real estate transactions were investigated by the Luxembourg public prosecutor.[12]
References
- "Flavio Becca | Paperjam Business Guide". paperjam.lu. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- Ames, Nick (2018-09-20). "F91 Dudelange welcome Milan with a sense of destiny and disbelief | Nick Ames". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- "Kopf des Tages: Der Luxemburger Flavio Becca beteiligt sich jetzt auch am 1. FC Kaiserslautern". Tageblatt.lu (in German). 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- Ames, Nick (2018-09-20). "F91 Dudelange welcome Milan with a sense of destiny and disbelief | Nick Ames". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- "Bloomberg - Are you a robot?". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- "Becca ready to rescue Kaiserslautern - Delano - Luxembourg in English". Delano (in French). 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- "Justice: Perquisition dans les bureaux de Flavio Becca". 5minutes.rtl.lu (in French). Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- "Becca sera jugé pour ses «montres de luxe»". paperjam.lu. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- "Le propriétaire de Virton jugé pour blanchiment et abus de biens sociaux". Walfoot.be (in French). 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- "Flavio Becca, le grand patron de l'Excelsior Virton, rattrapé par la justice: il comparaîtra bientôt devant le tribunal". sudinfo.be (in French). 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- News 2011-09-22T11:03:00Z, Cycling. "Becca's home and offices searched in Luxembourg". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- "Flavio Becca dans le viseur de la justice". paperjam.lu. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- "Police Search Leopard-Trek Owner's Home". Outside Online. 2011-09-22. Retrieved 2020-01-10.