Jiang Lizhang

Jiang Lizhang (Simplified Chinese:蒋 立章) is a Chinese businessman who owns Granada CF of La Liga.[1] He is also a part-owner of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves.[2][3] He founded Desports in 2004 and sold the sports marketing company in 2015.[4] As of late 2016 he has been working on a takeover of the Belgian second division football club OHL, short for Oud-Heverlee Leuven. [5] This to great displeasure of the local community and fans as well as local politicians since the city of Leuven is the biggest stakeholder in the club and owner of the land on which the club's stadium is built.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.abc.es/deportes/futbol/abci-jiang-lizhang-nuevo-propietario-granada-201606142212_noticia.html LIzhang Owner
  2. ↑ http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/16561211/minnesota-timberwolves-sell-ownership-shares-lizhang-jiang-meyer-orbach Lizhang Twolves
  3. ↑ "蒋立章入股森林狼 成NBA首位中国老板". NBA 中国. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. ↑ http://www.desports.com.cn/en/About/History.aspx
  5. ↑ http://www.tijd.be/dossier/wereldbeker/Chinese-sportmarketeer-Jiang-Lizhang-is-koper-OHL/9863738
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