Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a football club based in Madrid, Spain, that competes La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Unlike most European football clubs, Real Madrid CF is owned and run by its members (all Spanish), called socios, since its founding. These members elect the president by a ballot, similarly to a limited liability company. The president has the responsibility for the overall management of the club, including formally signing contracts with players and staff. In Spain, it is customary for the Owner to watch the games in which the first team participates, together with the president from the opposing team.
Santiago Bernabéu remains the longest-serving president of the club (35 years, from 1943 to 1978). Current president Florentino Pérez won the most trophies (34). In July 2000, former Real player Alfredo Di Stéfano was appointed Honorary President of the club. Overall, the club has had 18 different presidents throughout its history.
List of presidents Below is the official presidential history of Real Madrid until the present day.
NameFromToYears Julián Palacios19006 March 1902 Juan Padrós6 March 1902January 1904 Carlos PadrósJanuary 19041908 Adolfo Meléndez1908July 1916 Pedro ParagesJuly 191616 May 1926 Luis de Urquijo16 May 19261930 Luis Usera Bugallal193031 May 1935 Rafael Sánchez Guerra31 May 19354 August 1936 Adolfo Meléndez4 August 193627 November 1940 Antonio Santos Peralba27 November 194011 September 1943 Santiago Bernabéu11 September 19432 June 1978 Luis de CarlosSeptember 197824 May 1985 Ramón Mendoza24 May 198526 November 1995 Lorenzo Sanz26 November 199516 July 2000 Florentino Pérez16 July 200027 February 2006 Ramón Calderón2 July 200616 January 2009 Vicente Boluda16 January 200931 May 2009 Florentino Pérez1 June 2009Present
List of honorary presidents NameAppointed Carlos Padrós1908Presidencia de Honor de Carles Padrós Adolfo Meléndez1913Presidencia de Honor de Adolfo Meléndez Alfonso de Borbón y Battenberg29 June 1920Presidencia de Honor de Alfonso de Borbón Santiago Bernabéu27 May 1948 Alfredo Di Stéfano5 November 2000Presidencia de Honor de Alfredo Di Stéfano Juan Carlos I6 March 2002 Paco Gento2016 Amancio2022 Pirri2023
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