Arturo Tuzón

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Arturo Tuzón Gil (* 1928 in Montán ; † October 22, 2010 in Valencia ) was a Spanish entrepreneur and sports official .

Career

Tuzón was primarily active in the field of agricultural machinery. In 1986 he took over the presidency of Valencia CF , which shortly before had been relegated to the second division after 55 years of membership in the Primera División, particularly because of internal quarrels and financial problems. Under his leadership, the club, with over 2 billion pesetas (approx. 13 million euros ) in debt, stabilized and under coach Alfredo Di Stéfano the club rose again in the summer of 1987 to the top division. There, with a clever personnel policy, which, in addition to the commitment of coach Víctor Espárrago , included several own talents and acquisitions of talented young players like Ljuboslaw Penew , they quickly established themselves in the front of the table. After finishing third in the previous year, the club was runner-up behind Real Madrid in the 1989/90 season .

After Tuzón's politics and participation in European competition had contributed to a certain recovery of the financial situation, Guus Hiddink , who had won the European Cup in 1988 , was committed in 1991 . The expectations associated with this were not met in the long term, however, especially in November 1993 there was a historic disgrace when the team reinforced with Predrag Mijatović failed in the 1993/94 UEFA Cup with a clear 7-0 defeat at Karlsruher SC (“ Wunder from the wildlife park ”). This defeat initiated the resignation of Hiddink after two unsuccessful games in the league, a few days later Tuzón was replaced as club manager by the previous vice-president Melchor Hoyos .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Muere Arturo Tuzón, el presidente que devolvió al Valencia CF a Primera. In El Mundo on October 23, 2010
  2. ^ Arturo Tuzón, el presidente que devolvió al respeto al Valencia. In El País on October 23, 2010
  3. ^ Arturo Tuzón ya es presidente del Valencia. In El País on June 4, 1986
  4. ^ Tuzón abandona la presidencia del Valencia. In El País on November 25, 1993
personal data
SURNAME Tuzón, Arturo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tuzón Gil, Arturo (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish entrepreneur and sports official
DATE OF BIRTH 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Montán
DATE OF DEATH October 22, 2010
Place of death Valencia