List of Atlético Madrid presidents

Enrique Cerezo, the current president of Atlético Madrid.

Atlético Madrid is a professional association football club based in Madrid, Spain, which plays in La Liga. This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of president of the first team of Atlético Madrid from 1903, when the first president was elected, to the present day. Each president's entry includes his dates of tenure, honours won, and significant achievements while under his care.[1]

Throughout its history, only two presidents have been at the head of the club on two different occasions: Julián Ruete, whose first term was between 1912 and 1919, returning a year later to the presidency, where he remained until 1923, and Vicente Calderón, who was president between 1964 and 1980 and between 1982 and 1987.[1]

Adding his two terms, Vicente Calderón is the one who has remained in office the longest, with a total of 21 years. He is closely followed by Enrique Cerezo with 20 years in the presidency, Jesús Gil with 16, Julián Ruete with 10, and Javier Barroso with 9.[1]

List of presidents

Name Count From Until Honours Achievements
Enrique Allende[2] Spain 1903 1903
Eduardo de Acha Spain 1903 1907 He drafted the very first Statutes of the club in 1906.[1]
Ricardo de Gondra Spain 1907 1909
Ramón de Cárdenas Spain 1909 1912
Julián Ruete Spain 1912 1919 He inaugurated the O'Donnell field in 1913.[1]
Álvaro de Aguilar Spain 1919 1920
Julián Ruete Spain 1920 1923 1 Copa del Rey final
Juan Estefanía Spain 1923 1926 1 Regional Championship
1 Copa del Rey final 		He eliminated all articles from the statutes that made reference to the club's Basque origins.[1]
Luciano Urquijo Argentina 1926 1931 He faced the professionalization of football under his mandate.[1]
Rafael González Iglesias Spain 1931 1935 Achieved promotion to the top tier.[1]
José Luis del Valle Spain 1935 1936
José Maria Fernández Spain 1936 1939
Francisco Vives Spain 1939 1939 Main architect behind the merge between Atlético and Aviación.[1]
Luis Navarro Spain 1939 1941 1 La Liga
1 Spanish Super Cup
1 regional championship
Manuel Gallego Spain 1941 1945 1 La Liga Atlético returned to the Metropolitano.[1]
Juan Touzón Spain 1946 1947 The club changed its name to Atlético Madrid.[1]
Cesáreo Galíndez Spain 1947 1952 2 La Liga
1 Copa Presidente
Luis Benitez de Lugo Spain 1952 1955
Jesús Suevos Spain 1955 1955 He created the Athletic Senate, made up of the first hundred members of the club.[1]
Javier Barroso Spain 1955 1964 2 Copa del Rey
Vicente Calderón Spain 1964 1980 4 La Liga
3 Copa del Rey
1 Intercontinental Cup
Ricardo de Irezábal Spain 1980 1980
Alfonso Cabeza Spain 1980 1982
Antonio del Hoyo Spain 1982 1982
Agustín Cotorruelo Spain 1982 1982
Vicente Calderón Spain 1982 1987 1 Copa del Rey
Francisco Javier Spain 1987 1987
Jesús Gil Spain 1987 2003[3] 1 La Liga
3 Copa del Rey
1 Intercontinental Cup
Enrique Cerezo Spain 2003 Present[4] 2 La Liga
2 Copa del Rey

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Presidentes del Atlético de Madrid" [Presidents of Atlético de Madrid] (in Spanish). 18 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Enrique Allende fue el primer presidente del nuevo club" [Enrique Allende was the first president of the new club]. as.com (in Spanish). 26 April 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Quién fue Jesús Gil, cuándo fue presidente del Atlético Madrid, cuántos años, por qué dejó el cargo, cuántos títulos ganó y fichajes más caros" [Who was Jesús Gil, when was he president of Atlético Madrid, how many years, why did he leave office, how many titles did he win and the most expensive signings]. www.goal.com (in Spanish). 21 September 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Enrique Cerezo celebra los 20 años como presidente del Atlético de Madrid" [Enrique Cerezo celebrates 20 years as president of Atlético de Madrid]. www.marca.com (in Spanish). Marca. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  • [1] Presidents at Athletic Bilbao official website