Sandro Rosell
Businessman and former FC Barcelona president / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rosell and the second or maternal family name is Feliu.
Alexandre "Sandro" Rosell Feliu (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsandɾu ruˈzeʎ]; born 6 March 1964) is a Spanish businessman. He earned an MBA degree from ESADE. Rosell ran as senior adviser of Joan Laporta during the 2003 FC Barcelona elections and was the vice-president of sports until June 2005. He was the president of FC Barcelona from 2010 to 2014. In 2017, Rosell was jailed without bail as part of a money laundering investigation related to buying television rights for past matches of the Brazil national team.[2][3] On 24 April 2019, after a total of 643 days of pre-trial detention and with the provisional release of Rosell having been rejected on as much as 13 occasions, Spanish courts fully acquitted Rosell.[4]
Quick Facts 39th President of FC Barcelona, Preceded by ...
Sandro Rosell | |
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39th President of FC Barcelona | |
In office 1 July 2010 – 23 January 2014 | |
Preceded by | Joan Laporta |
Succeeded by | Josep Maria Bartomeu |
Personal details | |
Born | Alexandre Rosell Feliu[1] (1964-03-06) 6 March 1964 (age 60) Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
Spouse | Marta Pineda |
Alma mater | ESADE |
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