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Spanish businessman This article is about a former president of Atlético Madrid. For the stadium named for him, see Vicente Calderón Stadium. For the Mexican Olympic fencer, see Vicente Calderón (fencer). For the 18th century Spanish painter, see Vicente Calderón de la Barca.
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Vicente Calderón
BornVicente Calderón Pérez-Cavada
(1913-05-27)27 May 1913
Torrelavega, Cantabria, Spain
Died24 March 1987(1987-03-24) (aged 73)
Madrid, Spain
Resting placeGandia, Valencian Community, Spain
NationalitySpanish
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFormer president of Atlético Madrid
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Calderón and the second or maternal family name is Pérez-Cavada.

Vicente Calderón Pérez-Cavada (Spanish pronunciation: [biˈθente kaldeˈɾom ˈpeɾeθ kaˈβaða]; 27 May 1913 – 24 March 1987) was a Spanish businessman and president of Atlético Madrid for 20 years.

As President of Atlético Madrid he helped in getting their new stadium built, and in 1971 it was renamed Estadio Vicente Calderón in his honour.

References

  1. "Vicente Calderón Pérez-Cavada | Real Academia de la Historia". dbe.rah.es. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  2. "Historia Hispánica". historia-hispanica.rah.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  3. "Estadio Vicente Calderón". The Stadium Guide. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
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