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'''Milan Mandarić''' ({{lang-sr|Милан Мандарић}}) is a [[Serbia]]n business tycoon who has owned a string of successful businesses and [[football (soccer)|football]] clubs including [[Portsmouth F.C.]] and [[Leicester City]]. He was born in [[Yugoslavia]], on [[September 5]], [[1938]], and grew up in the [[Serbia]]n city of [[Novi Sad]], [[Vojvodina]].
[[Image:ValleyofAburra.jpg|thumb|250px|View of the Aburra Valley in the city of [[Medellín]]]]


'''Metropolitan Areas of Colombia''' is the name of the regions conformed legally by an urban center and some [[Metropolitan Area|metropolitan]] [[Municipalities of Colombia|municipalities]] in the [[Republic of Colombia]].
==Business activities==
===Yugoslavia and Serbia===
He took control of his father's machine shop aged 21, and by the age of 26 had turned it into the largest business in the country. At the time Yugoslavia was a communist country, but a relatively free one. Private enterprise was encouraged, up to a point. Mandarić, now mass-producing car spares for the whole country and for overseas, became too successful and in the government's eyes went overnight from 'Hero' to 'Capitalist Traitor'.


==Description==
===United States of America===
[[Image:Bogota Eje ambiental.JPG|thumb|150px|left|View of downtown [[Bogotá]] from nearby [[Monserrate]]]]
In 1969, worried by the government's view of his business, he left Serbia and settled in the [[United States]]. He had to leave most of his fortune behind, and got a job for an American computer component manufacturer in California. When two of the senior managers left to start their own firm Mandarić was invited to be their third partner. The firm was successful, but disagreements over manufacturing processes led to Mandarić leaving to form his own company, [[Lika Corporation]], in 1971. In 1976, he became a [[naturalized citizen]] of the United States. By 1976 Lika Corp. was the largest manufacturer of computer components in the USA, and Mandarić was pioneering the boom that led to the creation of California's [[Silicon Valley]]. He sold the company to the [[Tandy Corporation]] in 1980 and set up a new company, [[Sanmina]], which developed high-tech telecoms products. On 1989 the company acquired SCI Systems, a much larger competitor, merged it with Sanmina-SCI Corporation. Mandarić also began branching out into investment banking operations such as [[Behrman Capital]]. He also became owner of the [[St. Louis Storm]], a [[Major Indoor Soccer League]] franchise that ceased operations in 1992 when the MSL also folded.
The conditions that must fulfill a group of populations to be able to obtain status of Metropolitan Area in Colombia, are the following ones:


* Each one of the municipalities, as much the central nucleus as the borders must have a population of at least 50,000 inhabitants.
==Football==
===United States of America===
Around the same time he had begun using his money to invest in football, his passion since childhood (as a young man he had played for Novi Sad). He set up firstly [[F.C. Lika]], then [[San Jose Earthquakes (NASL)|San Jose Earthquakes]] which played in the USA's first professional league.


* The bordering populations must be integrated city-planning to the central city.
===Europe===
Sceptical about the future of the sport in the USA, Mandarić looked to [[Europe]]an football, owning first Belgian club [[Standard Liège]], then French team [[OGC Nice]].


* At least two third parts of the active populace economically of the Metropolitan Area, must work in urban and nonrural activities.
===Portsmouth===
In 1998 he sold Nice and took over English club [[Portsmouth F.C.]], to whom he had been introduced by ex-player [[Preki]].


* Each one of the bordering municipalities must have at least 10% of their workers in the central urban nucleus.
After struggling for a number of years in the English First Division (now called the Championship) Portsmouth won promotion as champions into the [[FA Premier League|Premiership]], arguably the richest football division in the world, due in large part to his appointment of the experienced [[Harry Redknapp]] as manager, and Redknapp's assistant, Jim Smith. Mandarić appointed [[Velimir Zajec]] as executive director, a move that caused tension between Redknapp and Mandarić. Shortly afterwards both Redknapp and Smith resigned from Portsmouth F.C.


One of the characteristics of the metropolitan areas is that a great part of their inhabitants moves daily to work in the central urban nucleus, thus to these bordering populations are called "dormitory cities", which mean that their inhabitants single are going to sleep and to spend the weekend.
Despite Mandarić's patronage the club still plays in its crumbling stadium, while numerous bizarre delays for a planned new stadium and three successive battles against relegation, saw many fans question the club's ambition {{Fact|date=February 2007}} under Mandarić. In January 2006, Mandarić sold a 50% stake in the club to French-Israeli businessman [[Alexandre Gaydamak]]. <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/4574618.stm Portsmouth confirm takeover plans] by [[BBC Sport]]</ref> After the club's survival that season, Mandarić sold his remaining half of Portsmouth to Gaydamak, but stayed on as a figurehead in his role as non-executive chairman.


An important aspect of the Metropolitan Areas, is that it allows to make programs of joint planning between the municipalities, and thus to allow an ordered and proportional growth to the strengths of each population. For example, to impel in a population the industry, another one the house and another one the tourism, according to the necessities of the Area and the characteristics of each municipality.
He resigned as chairman of Portsmouth FC on [[21 September]] [[2006]]. Since then, Portsmouth FC have
prospered dramatically, finishing higher in the Premier League and winning the 2008 FA Cup.


=== Leicester City ===
==Main Metropolitan areas==
These are the Metropolitan Areas recognized by the Colombian government:
On [[24 February]] he made a bid for East Midlands club [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]; believed to be in the region of £25m. He had wanted to remain outside of football for a longer period, however he "had to accelerate takeover plans" because of bids for the club by at least two other parties. On [[November 18]] [[2006]] Leicester accepted his approach to takeover the club at an extraordinary general meeting.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/6098724.stm Mandaric confirms Leicester bid] by [[BBC Sport]]</ref>


* [[Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta]]. Created by Decree 000508 of [[1991]]. Conformed by [[Cúcuta]], [[Villa del Rosario]], [[Los Patios]] and [[El Zulia]].
Despite setting an initial takeover deadline of [[15 December]], negotiations stalled, reportedly after hidden debts in the club's accounts surfaced during the [[Due Diligence]] period. However, both parties dismissed reports that the takeover bid was in danger of collapse, stating that it had merely been delayed. Indeed, on [[2 January]] the ''[[Leicester Mercury]]'' reported that the deal was in fact close to completion after Mandarić's revised terms were accepted by the club's board.<ref>[http://www.thebluearmy.co.uk/details.asp?back=true&key=1D29|0|2185366269754|R|536|545923212007425757931&parentkey=1D29|0|2185366269754|p|536|0 It's a deal!] by [[Leicester Mercury]]</ref>
On [[15 January]] the paper reported that an official announcement confirming the takeover "will probably be on Thursday".<ref>[http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=132385&command=displayContent&sourceNode=132378&contentPK=16403201&folderPk=77460&pNodeId=132401 Milan Deal: It's almost there!] by [[Leicester Mercury]]</ref>


* [[Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley]]. Created by the Decree 34 of [[20 November]] of [[1980]]. Conformed by the populations of [[Medellín]], [[Bello, Antioquia|Bello]], [[Barbosa, Antioquia|Barbosa]], [[Copacabana (Colombia)|Copacabana]], [[La Estrella]], [[Girardota]], [[Itagüí]], [[Envigado]], [[Caldas, Antioquia|Caldas]] and [[Sabaneta, Antioquia|Sabaneta]].
On [[25 January]] Mandarić put his bid for Leicester on temporary hold after news of his mother's illness back in [[Serbia]]. There were wild rumours that suggested he was on the verge of pulling out and, indeed, the delay guaranteed that manager [[Rob Kelly]] would not enjoy the benefit of a cash injection before the season's transfer window closed on [[31 January]]. However, Mandarić returned from Serbia to complete the deal the following week.


* [[Metropolitan Area of Bucaramanga]]. Created by the Decree 20 of [[1981]]. Conformed by the municipalities of [[Bucaramanga]], [[Floridablanca]] y [[Girón]]. At [[1986]] [[Piedecuesta]] was incorpored.
On, [[13 February]] [[2007]], Mandarić was officially unveiled as owner of Leicester City. However, that the club were still a PLC meant he did not acquire the title of Chairman for a further 23 days. In April 2007, he sacked manager Kelly and replaced him with [[Nigel Worthington]] as caretaker manager for the last five games of the season. At the end of the season, [[Martin Allen (footballer)|Martin Allen]] was named the club's new permament manager but Allen left after only three months in charge in August as a result of deteriorating relations with Mandarić.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/6969388.stm Allen ends brief Leicester reign], [[BBC Sport]]</ref> [[Gary Megson]] was then appointed in September, becoming the third manager since Mandarić took over the club. Megson left after only six weeks in charge to take control of Premier League team {{fc|Bolton Wanderers}}. [[Ian Holloway]] was Mandarić's fourth permament manager, appointed in November 2007. However, Leicester were relegated to [[Football League One|League One]] at the end of the season for the first time in the club's history; many observers attributed this to the large turnover in managers since Mandarić took control of the club.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/7384017.stm Leicester drop to an all-time low], BBC Sport [[2008-05-05]]. Retrieved on [[2008-05-05]].</ref>


* [[Metropolitan Area of the Midwest]]. Created by Decree 014 of [[1991]]. Conformed by the municipalities of [[Pereira]] and [[Dosquebradas]]. At [[1981]] [[La Virginia]] was incorpored, and [[Santa Rosa de Cabal]] is waiting for approval.
Mandarić was arrested on [[November 28]] [[2007]] over allegations of corruption in football, along with [[Harry Redknapp]], [[Peter Storrie]], [[Willie McKay]] and [[Amdy Faye]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7116823.stm|title=Redknapp held in football inquiry|accessdate=2007-11-28|date=[[2007-11-28]]|publisher=BBC News}}</ref>


* [[Metropolitan Area of Barranquilla]]. Created by Decree 28 of [[1981]]. Conformed by the municipalities of [[Barranquilla]], [[Puerto Colombia]], [[Soledad, Atlántico|Soledad]] and [[Malambo, Colombia|Malambo]].
== References ==
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* [[Metropolitan Area of Bogotá]]. To be defined officially. Conformed by the city of [[Bogotá]] and its 20 localities, plus [[Soacha]], [[Mosquera, Cundinamarca|Mosquera]], [[Funza]], [[Madrid, Cundinamarca|Madrid]], [[Chía, Cundinamarca|Chía]], [[Cajicá]], [[La Calera, Cundinamarca|La Calera]], [[Sopó]], [[Tenjo]], [[Tabio]], [[Sibaté]], [[Zipaquirá]], [[Facatativá]]. These last ones also conform regional urban centers of smaller scale.
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[[Category:1938 births]]
*[[Metropolitan Area of Cali]]. To be defined officially. Conformed by [[Cali]], [[Palmira]], [[Yumbo]], [[Jamundí]], [[Vijes]] and [[Florida, Valle del Cauca|Florida]].
[[Category:Living people]]

[[Category:Serbian businesspeople]]
*[[Metropolitan Area of Popayán]]. To be defined officially. Conformed by [[Popayán]] y the municipalities of [[El Tambo, Cauca|El Tambo]], [[Timbio, Cauca|Timbío]], and [[Piendamó, Cauca|Piendamó]].
[[Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States]]
[[Image:Gatonegro Cali Noche desde Cristo Rey.jpg|thumb|450px|Downtown [[Cali]]]]
[[Category:People from Novi Sad]]

[[Category:Serbian-Americans]]
==External links==
[[Category:Portsmouth F.C. directors and chairmen]]
*[http://www.portafolio.com.co/port_secc_online/porta_econ_online/2006-06-15/ARTICULO-WEB-NOTA_INTERIOR_PORTA-2950096.html Se consolidan en el país las áreas metropolitanas], PORTAFOLIO, 15 de Junio de 2006
[[Category:Leicester City F.C. directors and chairmen]]
*[http://www.lalibertad.com.co/16-06-2006/editorial/5.html Sorpresas del censo]
[[Category:Leicester City F.C.]]

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View of the Aburra Valley in the city of Medellín

Metropolitan Areas of Colombia is the name of the regions conformed legally by an urban center and some metropolitan municipalities in the Republic of Colombia.

Description

View of downtown Bogotá from nearby Monserrate

The conditions that must fulfill a group of populations to be able to obtain status of Metropolitan Area in Colombia, are the following ones:

  • Each one of the municipalities, as much the central nucleus as the borders must have a population of at least 50,000 inhabitants.
  • The bordering populations must be integrated city-planning to the central city.
  • At least two third parts of the active populace economically of the Metropolitan Area, must work in urban and nonrural activities.
  • Each one of the bordering municipalities must have at least 10% of their workers in the central urban nucleus.

One of the characteristics of the metropolitan areas is that a great part of their inhabitants moves daily to work in the central urban nucleus, thus to these bordering populations are called "dormitory cities", which mean that their inhabitants single are going to sleep and to spend the weekend.

An important aspect of the Metropolitan Areas, is that it allows to make programs of joint planning between the municipalities, and thus to allow an ordered and proportional growth to the strengths of each population. For example, to impel in a population the industry, another one the house and another one the tourism, according to the necessities of the Area and the characteristics of each municipality.

Main Metropolitan areas

These are the Metropolitan Areas recognized by the Colombian government:

Downtown Cali

External links

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