Former president of FC Barcelona, Agustí Montal, who helmed the Catalan football giants between 1969 and 1977, died on Wednesday at 82 years of age
Barcelona: Former president of FC Barcelona, Agustí Montal, who helmed the Catalan football giants between 1969 and 1977, died on Wednesday at 82 years of age.
FC Barcelona, in a statement, expressed its deepest condolences to the family, with whom they are sharing these moments of loss, along with members, supporters of the club and the world of soccer, reports Efe.
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During his presidency, Montal worked to recover the Catalan identity of Barcelona in the last years of the Franco dictatorship (1939 - 1975).
He was also responsible for the signing of Johan Cruyff, one of the biggest soccer legends of all time and whose death occurred almost one year ago.
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