Mourning at Barça, which mourns the death of Carles Vilarrubí. The man who was vice-president of the culé entity for more than five years, between 2010 and 2017, died in the early hours of this Sunday at the age of 71, as confirmed by the club through a press release.
“FC Barcelona, its president and the board of directors express their most sincere condolences for the death of Carles Vilarrubí, institutional vice-president of the club from July 1, 2010 to October 1, 2017,” lamented the Blaugrana team in a note. “The club would like to express all its support and affection to the family and friends. Rest in peace,” he added.
Vilarrubí has been linked to Barça from a young age. roller hockey playerand defended the Blaugrana colors in the section, created in 1872, after his arrival to the entity from the Atlètic Terrassa Hockey Club. After four years, He left the team due to a serious injury.
Once his sporting career ended, the Barcelona native He was linked to the business world but also to politics with the help of Convergència i Unió. He in fact participated in the creation of Catalunya Ràdio, of which he was secretary general and deputy director between 1983 and 1986, during the time of Jordi Pujol as president of the Generalitat.
He was also general director of the Autonomous Gaming and Betting Entity of the Generalitat (EAJA) and advisor to the Catalan Corporation of Mitjans Audiovisuals, as well as president of the commercial holding company CVC Grupo Consejeros, the insurance brokerage company Willis S&C and the Catalan Academy of Gastronomy and Nutrition. He received the Creu de Sant Jordi, the highest decoration in Catalonia, in 2015..
He returned to FC Barcelona as coach in 2010 on the board of directors of Sandro Rosell, and after his resignation he remained in the team of the next president, Josep Maria Bartomeu. He resigned from his position as head of international and institutional relations of the club on October 1, 2017, expressing his disagreement with the team that would play its La Liga match against UD Las Palmas after the events that occurred because of the referendum.
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