Manuel Ruiz de Lopera

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruíz de Lopera and the second or maternal family name is Ávalos.

Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
Lopera in 2018
Born	Manuel Ruiz de Lopera y Ávalos (1944-08-13)13 August 1944 Seville, Spain
Died	23 March 2024(2024-03-23) (aged 79) Seville, Spain
Occupation	Businessman
Known for	Owner (1992–2010) and president (1992–2006) of Real Betis

Manuel Ruiz de Lopera y Ávalos (13 August 1944 – 23 March 2024) was a Spanish businessman who was owner and chairman of football club Real Betis.[1][2]

The team's stadium was named after him from 2000 to 2010, when it reverted to its previous name, Estadio Benito Villamarín.[3]

Ruiz de Lopera died on 23 March 2024, at the age of 79.[4]

References

1. "Manuel Ruiz De Lopera – Perfil con biografía y fotos". Yahoo! Eurosport (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2010.
2. Pineda, Rafael (12 August 2017). "La larga partida que acabó con Lopera". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
3. "El estadio del Betis cambia de nombre". El País (in Spanish). 27 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
4. "Muere Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, máximo dirigente del Betis entre 1992 y 2010". El País. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.