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Raimon Carrasco Azemar (17 February 1924 – 20 March 2022) was a Spanish businessman who served as president of

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Biography

Carrasco was born in

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, son of

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and wife María del Pilar Azemar i Puig de la Bellacasa, and brother of politician Rosa Maria Carrasco i Azemar. He graduated from

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and started in the business world as director of Agricultural Industries Company, vice president of the Banco Industrial de Catalunya (BIC) and Sinorgan chemical company, and once he was Financial Advisor of FECSA, the Constructura Ribas and Pradell Chasyr and health insurer. He was one of the architects of the modernization of the Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Navigation in 1966. He was manager of the FC Barcelona from 1969 to 1977 under the presidency of

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, and interim president of the club from 18 December 1977 to 1 July 1978 when the club's first democratic elections after

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were held. Josep Lluís Núñez was elected. Also, he was a member of

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(UDC) (though he never occupied a prominent position) and was a director and president of Banca Catalana. He was also president of the Foundation Enciclopèdia Catalan from 2002 to 2006 and member of the Foundation of the UPC. He was the Secretary of the Foundation Institut Guttmann and a member of the Advisory Board of FC Barcelona. Carrasco died on 20 March 2022, at the age of 98, mere hours before Barcelona won an El Classico match against Real Madrid 4-0.Mor l'expresident Raimon Carrasco

Trophies won by club during his presidency

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(1): ** 1977-78

References

Sources

Notícia a El País sobre la implicación de Raimon Carrasco en el Caso Banca Catalana (Spanish)
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