Who is Enrique Riquelme? 32-year-old set to compete vs Perez in Real Madrid elections

Florentino Perez has grown synonymous with Real Mrid over past dece and club president is well known for steering club towards great successes during his reign. second-longest-serving president in Los Blancos' history, Perez has faced no competition since he returned to office in 2009, ensuring a dece's worth of success which saw m lift four Champions League titles and three LaLiga crowns. However, Perez is set to face a new contender in elections with Enrique Riquelme set to stand for Real Mrid presidential elections. Here's a look at who is Enrique Riquelme?

Enrique Riquelme Real Mrid presidential elections: Who is Enrique Riquelme? 

According to Spanish media reports, Enrique Riquelme, founder, president and CEO of Cox Energy, a renewable energy company will compete in upcoming Real Mrid presidential elections.  32-year-old businessman is son of a former manager of Los Blancos during reign of Ramón Calderón and a member of team for more than 20 years. Among requirements to be a candidate for presidency of Real Mrid, candidate should have at least 20 years of service without pauses as a member, while also endorsing 15% of club's budget with personal assets.

Riquelme, who won 2018 National Young Entrepreneur Award granted by Spanish Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs, plans to fight Florentino Pérez for  presidency of Los Blancos,  but it is not expected to be easy despite ir struggles since departure of Cristiano Ronaldo.  32-year-old was chosen by Forbes last year as one of 100 most creative Spaniards in business world, where he has worked in sectors such as mining, cement and infrastructure. His company, Cox Energy also has investments in real estate and shopping centres.

Florentino Perez has been Real Mrid president for past 11 years, since taking over from Ramon Calderon in 2009. He has secured post unopposed in last three election cycles and  elections would be staged possibly in mid to late July. current Real Mrid president remains favourite to retain his chair, especially with his promise of getting superstar players and rebuilding work on Santiago Bernabéu. Perez has also done well to steer Los Blancos away from financial chaos amidst pandemic. 

Florentino Perez net worth 

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Florentino Perez's net worth is expected to be around a whopping $1.4billion. 74-year-old serves  as Chairman and CEO of Grupo ACS, a civil engineering company. Grupo ACS is Spain's largest construction company and has a net worth of $2.3 billion. Perez was first elected as Real Mrid president in 2000, but resigned in year 2006, accepting that team and club as a whole needed a new direction. He contested in 2009 elections and was only candidate able to provide €57,389,000 guarantee necessary to run for presidency. 

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