2023-08-17 21:36:32
Real Madrid is configuring the squad currently coached by Carlo Ancelotti in his challenge to win back the LALIGA EASPORTS title that he resisted last season..
But, who signs in the Real Madrid? Below in DAZN we tell you all the details about how the sports management of the merengue club works.
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Who is the sports director of Real Madrid?
Real Madrid does not have this position as such in its organizational chart, but there are two men who are largely responsible for hiring the white team.
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The first name is Jose Angel Sanchez , whose position is officially that of general manager of the club. JAS, as many Real Madrid fans know him He has been working at the club for almost 25 years but he is an extremely discreet professional who rarely gives interviews or is seen in public more than necessary.
Who is Jose Angel Sanchez?
José Ángel Sánchez (Segovia, 1967) started working at Real Madrid as marketing director in 2000 that is, he entered Florentino Pérez’s working group when he won the elections for the first time.
Es Graduated in Philosophy and Letters but his professional career has always focused on the business world since in 1992 he held his first major managerial position as commercial director of Sega in Spain and in 1995 he rose to general manager in Southern Europe until he left for the white club.
Sánchez did not leave the club when Pérez resigned in 2006 and Ramón Calderón promoted him to CEO a position in which he remained when Florentino returned in 2009 in a mandate that has already lasted almost 15 years.
As marketing director, he led the business revolution that the club experienced at the turn of the century and managed the media impact and monetization of galactic signings such as Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo and David Beckham.
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Since 2006, Sánchez has been behind many successful operations such as the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo, although he has also known how to surround himself with a team capable of detecting young talent such as Juni Calafat. He always with Florentino Pérez, a very interventionist president, as a supervisor.
Who is Juni Calafat?
One of those scouts who plays a crucial role in the sports management of Real Madrid is Juni Calafat. Born in Spain but raised in Sao Paulo (Brazil) He has been passionate about soccer since he was very young and began his career as a commentator on Radio Marca.
In 2014 he started working for Real Madrid as a scout in South America and from that position has become a King Midas for white people in recent times being responsible for large signings.
Calafat was the man who discovered Vinicius, Rodrygo or Fede Valverde and also to other players who have had a more discreet time at the club such as Reinier.
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