Lorenzo Sanz was the president of Real Madrid Football Club between 1995 and 2000.
The former president of the football club lost his life due to the Coronavirus and this was confirmed by his son, Fernando.
Taking to his Twitter handle, Lorenzo San Duran writes: “My father has just died. He did not deserve this end in this manner. One of the best, most courageous, hard-working working people I have seen in my life. His family and Real Madrid were his passion.”
Sanz signed players such as Roberto Carlos, Clarence Seedorf and Davor Suker during his time in charge of the 33-time Spanish champions.
He lost the 2000 presidential election to Florentino Perez, which sparked Real’s big-spending Galactico era.
Sanz’s son Fernando, 46, played for Real Madrid from 1996-1999 before spending the final seven years of his career at Malaga.
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