Alberto Bucci

Alberto Bucci (25 May 1948 – 9 March 2019) was an Italian professional basketball coach who served as president of Virtus Bologna from 2016 to 2019.

His successful job in Fabriano was recognized by Virtus Bologna who gave him charge of the club for the next two years (1983–85).

His second year in Virtus was mediocre, reaching seventh place in the championship, while in the 1984–85 FIBA European Champions Cup they got to the top six where they came last in the group.

Despite the domestic titles, Alberto Bucci couldn't lead Virtus to do the overrun in Europe and get to a Final Four after being eliminated twice in the quarter-finals by Olympiacos (1993-94) and Panathinaikos (1994-95), while twice reaching only the last 16 (1995-96, 1996-97).

[10] As president, Bucci faced the first relegation in the history of the club, however, he also laid the ground to the rebuilding under the new ownership of Massimo Zanetti, which will bring back Virtus to EuroLeague.

Bucci and Elvis Rolle , after the 1984 title