In this series I take a look at some of the more interesting chairmen that have graced football.
Born: March 11, 1933
Died: May 14, 2004
Club: Atlético Madrid, Spain
Wow, where do you start? This guy was out there, a behemoth. The Rey de Reyes.
Making a living:
Jesús started out in the construction business. In his mid 30’s he did time in the can when one of his buildings collapsed killing 58 people.
So he thought he would try his hand at politics. He started his own Grupo Independiente Liberal (GIL) party. They campaigned in Marbella on a ticket to fight petty crime, possibly as this would tarnish the reputation of all the big time criminals freely residing in the area. He finished up in 2002, basically because the national tribunal banned him for 28 years from holding public office due to political corruption charges.
Chairmanship:
He became club president after his stretch in jail and a few years before his Mayoral run. He managed to juggle both roles for around 8 years.
He spent big and fired coaches for sport until success came in a big way when they won the Liga/Copa del Rey double in 1995/96 with that brilliant squad of theirs.
The club got relegated to Segunda after the 1999/2000 season right about the time Gil and his board got suspended, by the Government, pending investigation into the misuse of club funds.
On a positive note:
He did hate everyone equally, whether lefties, foreigners, gays or females.
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