José Rico Pérez

José Rico Pérez (13 March 1918 in Daya Nueva – 6 July 2010 in Alicante) was a Spanish businessman who was chairman of the Spanish football club Hércules CF from 1971 until 1985.

During Pérez's tenure Hércules went through the most successful era in their history spending eight consecutive seasons in the Primera Liga between 1974 and 1982, which included a fifth placed finish during the 1974–75 season .[1]

Pérez was also instrumental in helping Alicante become one of the cities of the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.enmemoria.com/actualidad/20100706/fallece-rico-perez-presidente-historico-del-hercules.html
  2. ↑ http://www.theleader.info/article/23786/spain/costa-blanca/death-of-hercules-most-famous-son


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