Luis de Carlos
12th president of Real Madrid, led the club to domestic and European honours from 1978 to 1985.
Luis de Carlos Ortiz (16 March 1907 – 27 May 1994) was a Spanish football administrator who was the 12th president of Real Madrid from September 1978 until 24 May 1985.
Quick Facts
- Role
- Club President
- Affiliation
- Real Madrid CF
- Key era
- Post-Bernabéu Transition (1978)
- Status
- Historical Figure; Legend
- Notable achievement
- Steering the club through institutional crisis
Lore & Background
De Carlos was elected president of Real Madrid after the death of Santiago Bernabéu. Under his leadership, the club won two league titles, two Spanish Cups, one League Cup, and one UEFA Cup, but fell short of clinching its seventh European Cup after a 0–1 loss to Liverpool in the 1981 final, and its first European Cup Winners' Cup following the defeat to Aberdeen in the 1983 final. He did not run in the elections of 1985 and was succeeded by Ramón Mendoza at the helm of the club.
Reader's Guide
Honours: Football – Real Madrid: La Liga 1978–79, 1979–80; Copa del Rey 1979–80, 1981–82; Copa de la Liga 1985; UEFA Cup 1984–85. Basketball – Real Madrid Basketball: Liga Española de Baloncesto / Liga ACB 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85; Copa del Rey de Baloncesto 1985; Supercopa de España de Baloncesto 1984–85; FIBA European Champions Cup 1979–80; FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup 1983–84; European Basketball Club Super Cup 1984; FIBA Intercontinental Cup / FIBA Club World Cup 1978, 1981. Volleyball – Real Madrid Volleyball: División de Honor 1978–79, 1979–80, 1982–83; Copa del Rey de Voleibol 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983.
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