Daniel Levy (football official)

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Daniel Levy

Daniel Philip Levy (born February 8, 1962 in Essex ) is a British entrepreneur and the current President (Chairman) of the Tottenham Hotspur football club . He has held this position since 2001, making him the longest-serving President of the Premier League . He also owns 29.4% of the shares in ENIC (English National Investment Company), an investment company that is majority owned by Tottenham Hotspur.

career

Levy was born in Essex to a Jewish family. His father, Barry Levy, owned a clothing store, Mr. Byrite (later renamed Blue Inc ). He studied economics at Sidney Sussex College , Cambridge and graduated in 1985. After graduating, he worked for his family business and in the real estate business, among other things. He then formed a business association with Joe Lewis and joined an investment firm called ENIC, which specialized in investing in sports (particularly soccer), entertainment and media. Levy became the managing director of ENIC in 1995.

ENIC and Levy tried to buy Tottenham Hotspur from Alan Sugar back in July 1998 ; however, this takeover attempt failed. Another attempt was made in July 2000, but was again rejected. The fan’s increasing hostility towards Sugar then eventually led him to sell. On December 20, 2000, Levy was appointed to the board of directors of Tottenham Hotspur after ENIC bought 27% of Tottenham from Sugar for £ 22 million . In February 2001 Levy became President of the Spurs . ENIC, increased its stake over time and gained control of the club after purchasing the remaining £ 25million Sugar in 2007, as well as those of other shareholders, and eventually acquiring 85.55% of Tottenham. The club has been privately owned by ENIC since 2012.

Under the leadership of Levy, the Spurs were able to rise to one of the sporting and economically most successful clubs in England. Compared to other clubs in the Premier League, the club operated a significantly more economical policy with regard to expensive transfers and player salaries. In the 2017/18 season, the Spurs made a profit of £ 113 million after tax, which was the largest annual profit of a football club to date. Under his leadership, Spurs moved into the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2019 , which replaced White Hart Lane . The cost of construction was approximately a billion pounds. In the same year, the club reached the final of the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League .

Others

Levy first attended a Tottenham Hotspur game in the 1960s and has been a fan of the club ever since. He is married to his former assistant Tracy Dixon and has four children. In November 2017, Levy was named CEO of the Year at the Football Business Awards.

In the 2016-17 season he was the highest paid official in the Premier League with an annual wage of £ 6 million. In 2019 he was the highest-paid manager in English football with £ 8 million.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Laura Weir: Steven Cohen. Retrieved August 15, 2019 .
  2. ^ Club Directors. Retrieved August 15, 2019 .
  3. ↑ David Graves: Spurs fan has £ 22m shot at being boss . December 21, 2000, ISSN  0307-1235 ( telegraph.co.uk [accessed August 15, 2019]).
  4. ↑ Sugar sells Spurs stake for £ 25m . June 7, 2007 ( bbc.co.uk [accessed August 15, 2019]).
  5. ↑ Tottenham boss Daniel Levy wants to work sustainably | Goal.com. Retrieved August 15, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Hendrik Buchheister: New Tottenham Stadium: A splendid building for the profit machine . In: Spiegel Online . April 4, 2019 ( spiegel.de [accessed August 15, 2019]).
  7. ^ Daniel Levy exclusive: This is Tottenham's time to shine. May 12, 2017, accessed August 15, 2019 .
  8. ^ Actions Speak Louder Than Words - FC Business. Retrieved August 15, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Matt Hughes, Deputy Football Correspondent | Martyn Ziegler, Chief Sports Reporter: Tottenham players stung by Daniel Levy's £ 6m pay . In: The Times . April 4, 2018, ISSN  0140-0460 ( thetimes.co.uk [accessed August 15, 2019]).
personal data
SURNAME Levy, Daniel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Levy, Daniel Philip (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British entrepreneur and football official
DATE OF BIRTH February 8, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Essex