Real Madrid

Place of Birth: 

Madrid

Date of Birth: 

09 August 1943

Titles Won: 

1 League
2 Champions Leagues
1 Intercontinental Cup

Real Madrid won two European Cups, one Intercontinental Cup, one League, and one Spanish Super Cup with Lorenzo Sanz as President thanks to the wise signings of players Pedja Mijatovic, Davor Suker, Clarence Seedorf, and Roberto Carlos, and coaches Fabio Capello and Vicente del Bosque.

Sanz and a large majority of the Board rebelled against President Ramón Mendoza and forced him out of office. On 20 November 1995, Sanz was appointed as President without an election. In 1996, he signed Pedja Mijatovic, Davor Suker, Clarence Seedorf, Roberto Carlos and Fabio Capello, one of the best coaches in Europe. On 20 May 1998, Real Madrid won their seventh European Cup 32 years after winning their last; Lorenzo Sanz had helped build a strong and competitive team.

The weakest link during his tenure was the Club’s financial situation, which still suffered from the detrimental image rights deal the Club had signed with Dorna when Mendoza was President.