Josep Maria Bartomeu i Floreta ( Cat. Josep Maria Bartomeu i Floreta ; born February 6, 1963 , Barcelona , Spain ) is a Spanish entrepreneur in engineering and infrastructure. He served as president of Barcelona from January 23, 2014 to June 9, 2015, when he resigned to present his candidacy in the club’s new presidential election.
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| Birth name | Josep Maria Bartomeu y Floreta |
| Date of Birth | February 6, 1963 (56 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Barcelona , Spain |
| Nationality |  Spain |
| Occupation | entrepreneur |
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Childhood
Bartomeu was born in Barcelona, but spent all his childhood in the suburban town of Vilanova del Valles . He graduated in enterprise management and a master 's degree in business administration from ESADE (Graduate School of Administration and Enterprise Management). He played basketball as a point guard or attacking defender in the youth teams of Barcelona and Hispaniola, as well as Mollet and Santa Coloma.
Entrepreneurial career
Bartomeu's entrepreneurial career is mainly related to family business. He is the CEO of the ADELTE group of companies that provides technical support for seaports and airports (specializing in landing stripes). This company is rooted in the company Trabosa, created by his grandfather in 1962, which specializes in the construction of commercial vehicles. Bartomeu is also a partner of EFS, a terminal and electromechanical equipment maintenance company.
Barcelona
Member of the Board of Directors under Joan Laporte (2003-2005)
Bartomeu, along with his friend Sandro Rosell , whom he met while studying at ESADE, was a member of the Board of Directors of Joan Laporta, who won the 2003 Barcelona presidential election. At the club, he was responsible for the basketball, handball and hockey sections, and in the very first season the Barcelona basketball team won the national championship and the Super Bowl. In the 2004/05 season, disagreements arose between Bartomeu and Laporta over changes to the club’s organization that were made by the president and several members of the Board of Directors. In March 2005, Laporta relieved Bartomeu of his duties following Bartomeu’s public disagreement on the appointment of Valero Rivera as the general director of these sections and Manolo Flores as head coach of the basketball team.
In June 2005, Bartomeu, along with Sandro Rossel and three other members of the Board of Directors, resigned due to the disapproval of Laporta’s management style.
Vice President at Sandro Rossell (2010-2014)
Following Sandro Rosell’s victory in the June 2010 presidential election, Josep Bartomeu was appointed vice president of sports for Barcelona . He held this position until January 2014, when Rosell was forced to resign due to the tax evasion scandal when buying Neymar .
President of Barcelona (2014–2015)
On January 23, 2014, in connection with the scandal over the concealment of the true amount of the transaction and tax evasion when buying Neymar , Sandro Rosell resigned and, in accordance with Article 33 of the Club Charter, Josep Bartomeu became the 40th president of Barcelona [ 1] . However, in the case of Neymar and Bartomeu himself, the Spanish prosecutor charged the tax evasion and fraud [2] . During the court hearings, Bartomeu stated that he did not participate in the negotiation process with Neymar and was not involved in signing contracts for this transfer. In March 2016, all charges against Bartomeu, like Rosel, were dropped [3] .
Despite the fact that initially Bartomeu planned to end his term on June 30, 2016, in January 2015 he announced the holding of presidential elections at the end of the 2014/15 season. On June 9, 2015, Bartomeu announced his resignation as president of the club in order to be able to present his candidacy in the upcoming presidential election [4] . The election of the new president of Barcelona was held on July 18, 2015. Bartomeu was re-elected president of the Catalan club, gaining 54.63% of the vote.
According to the results of the 2015/2016 season, Barcelona received an income of € 608 million, while marketing revenues increased by 35% [5] . According to the results of the 2015/2016 season, Barcelona received an income of € 670 million, and the club’s debt decreased by € 40 million - from € 320 to 280 million [6]
Barcelona Sports Achievements
During the time when Josep Bartomeu is at the head of Barcelona, the following trophies were won by the Catalan club:
- Spain Football Championship :
- Winner (2): 2014/2015 2015/2016 2017/2018
- Spain Football Cup :
- Winner (2): 2014/2015 , 2015/2016
- UEFA Champions League :
- Winner (1): 2014/2015
- UEFA Super Cup :
- Winner (1): 2015
- Club World Cup :
- Winner (1): 2015
Notes
- ↑ Galina Kozlova. The Neymar Case finished off the president of Barcelona . Championship.com (January 24, 2014). Date of treatment July 7, 2016.
- ↑ Bartomeu faces two years in prison . Sport Express (April 13, 2015). Date of treatment July 7, 2016.
- ↑ The charges against the transfer of Neymar Were dropped from Bartomeu and Rossel . Sportbox.ru (March 11, 2016). Date of treatment July 20, 2016.
- ↑ Bartomeu will leave his post to run for the July 19 presidential election . Championship.com (June 9, 2015). Date of treatment July 7, 2016.
- ↑ Barcelona revenues for the first time in history surpassed the € 600 million mark for the season . Championship.com (October 26, 2015). Date of treatment July 7, 2016.
- ↑ Barcelona's revenue for the past season was € 670 million . Championship.com (June 30, 2016). Date of treatment July 7, 2016.