Gordon Pickard (born 1942) is a real estate developer and philanthropist and considered one of the richest businesspeople from the state of

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

. Pickard emigrated from

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as a child. Since 1967, he has been forming companies which now make up South Australia's largest housing and land development group. Recently the Pickard Foundation has been established to manage the large amount of donations to charities. Pickard also played a crucial role in creating the

football (soccer) Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

club

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in 2003 and is currently chairman of the club, which competes in the

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. In February 2010 Pickard met with the

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and is likely to allow it to continue to play in the

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. He had previously financially assisted the Port Adelaide AFL club as well. In recognition of his role and efforts in founding Adelaide United, the northern end of Hindmarsh Stadium is named the Pickard End.

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1942 births Living people English emigrants to Australia People from South Australia Australian soccer chairmen and investors Australian real estate businesspeople {{australia-business-bio-stub