Urdangarin, Inaki

He began to engage in professional sports from 18 years. He played in the Barcelona handball team and in the Spanish national handball team.

Achievements in Barcelona

Victories in international competitions:

• 6-fold winner of the EHF Champions League : 1990–1991, 1995–1996, 1996–1997, 1997–1998, 1998–1999 and 1999–2000.
• 2 EGF Cup Winners' Cup : 1993–1994, 1994–1995.
• 4 European Supercup: 1996–1997, 1997–1998, 1998–1999.

Victories in national tournaments:

• 10-time champion of Spain
• 7 Cup of the King of Spain in handball
• 9 Spanish Super Bowls
• 3 ASOBAL cups
• 11-time champion of Catalonia

Handball appearances for Spain

In the national team played 175 games, participated in many international tournaments. The participant of three summer Olympic games: in Barcelona ( 1992 ), Atlanta ( 1996 ) and in Sydney ( 2000 ). In 2000 he was captain of the national team.

• 1992 Summer Olympics ( Barcelona ): 5th place
• 1996 Summer Olympics ( Atlanta ): 3rd place and bronze medal
• Summer Olympics 2000 ( Sydney ): 3rd place and bronze medal
• 1989 World Junior Handball Championship in Spain: 2nd place and silver medal .
• 1993 Men's World Handball Championship in Sweden : 5th place.
• 1997 World Men's Handball Championship in Japan : 7th place.
• 1999 Men's World Handball Championship in Egypt : 4th place.
• 1994 European Men's Handball Championship in Portugal : 5th place.
• The 2000 European Men's Handball Championship in Croatia : 3rd place and bronze medal .

In parallel with the sports career, he received higher education. He graduated from the University of Barcelona , received a diploma in entrepreneurship in the direction of "Human Resource Management". He studied at the Graduate School of Administration and Business Administration in Barcelona . Licentiate of administration and management of enterprises and Master of Business Administration .

Since April 4, 2001 - Member of the National Olympic Committee of Spain.

Since February 16, 2004 - First Vice-President of the National Olympic Committee of Spain.

At the same time, he was one of the leaders of Octagon Esedos, a Spanish company engaged in marketing in the field of sports business and headed ( 2003-2006 ) the NooS Institute, which specializes in research in the field of sports sponsorship and patronage .

In September 2005, he left the National Olympic Committee of Spain.

Since 2006 - Member of the Board of Directors of the firm Telefonica Internacional (“TISA”).

Prosecution

Since November 2011, Inyaki Urdangarin and his business partners have been under investigation in a corruption case involving the construction of the Palma Arena velodrome. From December 12, Urdangarin was excluded from participation in official events of the Spanish royal house in connection with his "un-exemplary" behavior. On December 29, 2011, Urdangarin in the case of “Noos” was transferred to suspects of embezzlement of public funds, fraud, tax fraud, falsification of documents, misconduct and money laundering . In his testimony in the case before Judge José Castro, Urdangarin stated that he had no idea of ​​the existence of companies involved in the withdrawal of public funds, accused Diego Torres of his partner and assured him that he was not involved in the case of Infanta Cristina. On February 17, 2017, the Provincial Court of Justice of Palma sentenced Iñaki Urdangarin to 6 years and 3 months in prison.

On June 13, 2018, the Court of Justice of the City of Palma reduced the sentence to Urdangarin to five years and ten months and gave exactly five days to come to any of the correctional institutions in Spain to serve the sentence. On the morning of June 18, Inaki Undargarin voluntarily went to Briev de Avila prison in the province of Avila ^[1] .

On October 4, 1997, he was married to Her Royal Highness Infanta Dona Cristina , the youngest daughter of the King of Spain. The wedding ceremony took place in the Cathedral of Barcelona.

Has 4 children:

1. His Excellency Don Juan Valentin de Todos los Santos Urdangarin and de Bourbon, grandeur of Spain (born September 29, 1999 )
2. His Excellency Don Pablo Nicholas Sebastian de Todos los Santos Urdangarin and de Bourbon, Grandeur of Spain (born December 6, 2000 )
3. His Excellency Miguel de Todos los Santos Urdangarin and de Bourbon, Grandeur of Spain (born April 30, 2002 )
4. Her Excellency Donja Irena de Todos los Santos Urdangarin and de Bourbon, Grandess of Spain (born June 5, 2005 )

In 1997, on the occasion of the marriage, the Infanta and her husband received the title of Duke of Palma de Mallorca .

Don Inaki is supposed to address Your Excellency .

In June 2015, King Philip VI deprived his sister Infanta Cristina and Iñaki Urdangarin of the titles of duchess and duke Palma de Mallorcan due to a corruption scandal.

• Cavalier of the Grand Cross of the Royal Order "For Sporting Merit" ( November 30, 2001 ) ^[2]
• Cavalier of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown ( Luxembourg ) ^[3]

• It’s not so easy to be a bridegroom
• Warm spot for the royal son-in-law (inaccessible link)
• Biography on the website of the Royal House of Spain (Spanish)