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Vicente Calderón
Born
Vicente Calderón Pérez-Cavada

(1913-05-27)27 May 1913
Died24 March 1987(1987-03-24) (aged 73)
Resting placeGandia, Valencian Community, Spain
NationalitySpanish
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFormer president of Atlético Madrid

Template:Spanish name Vicente Calderón Pérez-Cavada (Spanish pronunciation: [biˈθente kaldeˈɾom ˈpeɾeθ kaˈβaða]; 27 May 1913  – 24 March 1987) was a businessman and president of Atlético Madrid for twenty years.

As President of Atlético Madrid he helped in getting their new stadium built, and in 1971 it was renamed Estadio Vicente Calderón in his honour.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Estadio Vicente Calderón". The Stadium Guide. Retrieved 17 April 2019.