Filipe Pinto Basto Soares Franco (born 11 March 1953 in

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) was the 46th

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, one of

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's biggest comprehensive sports clubs, second child and second son of Rui Guedes Soares Franco and Isabel Maria da Câmara Ferreira Pinto Basto (''

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'' – and a descendant of

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, of the

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and of Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria of Portugal). He succeeded

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in 2006 after the latter resigned in solidarity with manager

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. He won the election held on 28 April 2006 with 70% of the votes, beating Guilherme Lemos and Abrantes Mendes. After his "Project Finance" was defeated in general assembly, Soares Franco called for elections, saying he would not be a candidate in the presidential run. However, on 12 April 2006, he officially announced his candidacy. Still, on 2 June, his proposal to the Project Finance was not approved by members of the club so he ended up not running for the Presidency. On 5 July 2009 he was succeeded in the Presidential chair by

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who defeated

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. He presented a candidateship to the

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on 7 September 2011 but withdrew on 4 October due to lack of support. He was married to and divorced Isabel Maria Borges Coutinho. The couple has four children.http://www.geneall.net/P/per_page.php?id=12872 Filipe Soares Franco in a Portuguese Genealogical site

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