Manuel Ruiz de Lopera

Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
	Lopera in 2018
Born	Manuel Ruiz de Lopera y Ávalos; 13 August 1944; Seville, Spain
Died	23 March 2024 (aged 79); Seville, Spain
Occupation	Businessman
Known for	Owner (1992–2010) and president (1992–2006) of Real Betis

Manuel Ruiz de Lopera y Ávalos (13 August 1944 – 23 March 2024) was a Spanish businessman who was owner and chairman of football club Real Betis.^[1]^[2]

The team's stadium was named after him from 2000 to 2010, when it reverted to its previous name, Estadio Benito Villamarín.^[3]

Ruiz de Lopera died on 23 March 2024, at the age of 79.^[4]

References

^ "Manuel Ruiz De Lopera – Perfil con biografía y fotos". Yahoo! Eurosport (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2010.
^ Pineda, Rafael (12 August 2017). "La larga partida que acabó con Lopera". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
^ "El estadio del Betis cambia de nombre". El País (in Spanish). 27 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
^ "Muere Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, máximo dirigente del Betis entre 1992 y 2010". El País. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.

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[1] "Manuel Ruiz De Lopera – Perfil con biografía y fotos". Yahoo! Eurosport (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2010.

[2] Pineda, Rafael (12 August 2017). "La larga partida que acabó con Lopera". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2021.

[3] "El estadio del Betis cambia de nombre". El País (in Spanish). 27 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2021.

[4] "Muere Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, máximo dirigente del Betis entre 1992 y 2010". El País. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.

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Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
Lopera in 2018
Born	Manuel Ruiz de Lopera y Ávalos (1944-08-13)13 August 1944 Seville, Spain
Died	23 March 2024(2024-03-23) (aged 79) Seville, Spain
Occupation	Businessman
Known for	Owner (1992–2010) and president (1992–2006) of Real Betis