Alemany joins Atlético, bolstering the sporting department | OneFootball

The Atlético de Madrid has just officially announced the incorporation of Mateu Alemany to the club. The General Director of Football, Carlos Bucero, has appointed him as the new Director of Professional Men's Football and he will be in charge of leading all matters related to the first men's team and the Atlético Madrileño, as well as the professional area of the red and white Academy.

Alemany holds a degree in Law and has a very good reputation and long career in managing First Division teams. He started in 1990 with his first stint at Real Mallorca, where he climbed the ranks to become its president in September 2000 for five years. During this time, the island club played the final of the 1998 Cup and the 1999 European Cup Winners' Cup and won the 1998 Spanish Super Cup, in addition to achieving third place in the 1998/99 season, their best historical position in LaLiga, and their first qualification for the Champions. As president, in 2003, Mallorca won the King's Cup.

Later, he returned to the presidency of the vermilion team in 2009 for a second stint. In 2017, he was the general manager of Valencia for two and a half years during which they won the King's Cup before making the jump to Barcelona. From March 2021 to September 2023 he was Director of Professional Football for the Catalans, two years in which they won a League, a King's Cup and a Spanish Super Cup.

A personal bet by Bucero

Mateu Alemany is a personal bet by Carlos Bucero, which has the full approval of Miguel Ángel Gil. Thus, it further strengthens this area of the mattress board and Bucero will be able to focus on tasks more related to the general management of the sports area. In addition, this is not the first time he has been associated with Atleti. He was already among the candidates for the general management of this area when Gil Marín, finally, signed the aforementioned Bucero.

The Balearic will bring all his knowledge to continue the growth of Atlético and raise it even further to the highest level. For his part, he has already joined today, Tuesday, his new position and has visited the first team at the red and white sports city located in Cerro del Espino de Majadahonda. He has met with Simeone and has met the players who have stayed in Madrid during these days off.

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