Enrique Cerezo

Enrique Cerezo Torres is a cinematographic producer and the president of Club Atlético de Madrid from 2002.

Cinematographic career

Enrique Cerezo began in cinema in 1971 as a camera assistant in the movie Vente a Alemania, Pepe. Three years later he directs his only film La sonrisa del sol: Almería.

As cinema producer, he is the owner of Enrique Cerezo - Cinematographic Productions and has produced many films. The most famous films produced by Enrique Cerezo are El perro del hortelano, La buena estrella, Pídele cuentas al rey, Yoyes, Juana la Loca, La hora de los valientes and La vida de nadie.

Presidency of Atlético Madrid

After the ascent of the club to the First Division in 2002, Jesús Gil decided to leave the presidency of the organization, although his family continued controlling it and decided to designate Enrique Cerezo as President, appreciating his collaboration in the club during many years.

In the first season, the club made several transfers of certain reputable players such as Javi Moreno, Demetrio Albertini and Fabricio Coloccini coming from the AC Milan, but the club finished the season in twelfth position.

In the 2003-04 season, the club changed the coach, stopping Luis Aragonés and contracting with Gregorio Manzano. Great part of the deals of the previous season leave the club, and in this year, the arrived players are like Diego Simeone, Ariel Ibagaza and Lequi. The club finished in seventh position, but making a poor game.

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