José Rico Pérez (13 March 1918 in

Daya Nueva Daya Nueva () is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Comarques of the Valencian Community, ''comarca'' of Vega Baja del Segura in the Valencia (autonomous community), Valencian Community, Spain. References

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– 6 July 2010 in

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) was a Spanish businessman who was chairman of the Spanish football club

Hércules CF Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team in Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 25 October 1922, it currently plays in Primera Federación and plays its home games ...

from 1971 until 1985. During Rico's tenure Hércules went through the most successful era in their history spending eight consecutive seasons in the Primera Liga between 1974 and 1982, which included a fifth placed finish during the 1974–75 season . Rico was also instrumental in helping

become one of the cities of the

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in Spain, and the

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of the city is named as him.

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