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Florentino Pérez
Spanish businessman, president of Real Madrid / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Florentino Pérez Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [floɾenˈtino ˈpeɾeθ roˈðɾiɣeθ]; born 8 March 1947) is a Spanish businessman, and the current president of football club Real Madrid, as well as Chairman and CEO of Grupo ACS, a civil engineering company. He is popularly known as Papa Pérez among the football fans.[2]
Florentino Pérez | |
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![]() Pérez at the 2024 Laureus World Sports Awards | |
15th and 18th President of Real Madrid | |
Assumed office 1 June 2009 | |
Preceded by | Vicente Boluda |
In office 16 July 2000 – 27 February 2006 | |
Preceded by | Lorenzo Sanz |
Succeeded by | Fernando Martín Álvarez (unofficial) Ramón Calderón |
Born | Florentino Pérez Rodríguez (1947-03-08) 8 March 1947 (age 77) |
Alma mater | Technical University of Madrid |
Occupation(s) | Businessman, civil engineer, sports club president |
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Political party | Union of the Democratic Center (1979–1982) Democratic Reformist Party (1982–1986) |
Board member of | Chairman of Grupo ACS |
Spouse | María Ángeles "Pitina" Sandoval Montero (d. 2012)[1] |
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He began his professional career in the private sector in 1971 and became general manager of the Spanish Road Association between 1972 and 1976.[3] He has been President of Real Madrid from 2000 to 2006 and 2009 onwards. During his first six years as president, he implemented the Galácticos policy of bringing the world's best players to Real Madrid. In his first four seasons in charge, he bought Luís Figo from arch-rivals Barcelona, Zinedine Zidane for a then-world record transfer fee, Ronaldo and David Beckham. From the 2003–04 season onward, the club failed to win a trophy, leading Pérez to resign in 2006. He assumed office again in 2009 and in his first summer restarted the Galácticos policy. He brought Kaká to the club, as well as Cristiano Ronaldo for a then-world record transfer fee, and Karim Benzema, a talented rising star from Ligue 1. In domestic competitions, Real was challenged by a Barcelona team led by Pep Guardiola and an Atlético de Madrid team led by Diego Simeone. Real was coached by managers such as José Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti and Zinedine Zidane. Over the course of eleven seasons from 2013 to 2024, Real won six Champions League titles. Real Madrid has won a record 7 Champions League titles during his presidency.
Florentino Perez is the most successful president in the history of Real Madrid. Perez boasts 35 football trophies during his presidency, surpassing Santiago Bernabéu, under whom Real Madrid won 32 titles.[4]