José Eduardo Fragoso Tavares de Bettencourt (born

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, 24 October 1960), also known as "JEB", is a Portuguese banker, he was the 47th

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of Portuguese sports club

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, the eldest of three sons of José Manuel de Barros de Bettencourt and his wife Maria Margarida Morujão Fragoso Tavares. Licentiated in Economics from the

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(1983), and that the following year ended the

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European Economics,

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. Married in Lisbon on 29 June 1985 to Maria João de Santa Marta Granger Rodrigues (born Lisbon, 15 November 1960), daughter of Engineer José Eugénio Rodrigues and Maria Teresa de Jesus de Santa Marta Granger, of French descent, and with five children (Duarte Maria, Rita Maria, Maria Teresa, António Maria and José Manuel Rodrigues de Bettencourt),http://www.geneall.net/P/per_page.php?id=41848 José Eduardo Bettencourt in a Portuguese Genealogical site began his career at

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by the year 1991, and in 1992 becomes part of the

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( Commercial Director,

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). In 1993, was to become a Member of the Executive Board of the BCI ( Group Santander Portugal), being mainly responsible for the retail network. In 1997, assumes the portfolio of

within the same group. In 2001, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Group in Portugal Santader integrating, since then, several prominent places. After three years, is managing director of Sporting.SAD beyond mainstream Banco Santander Totta Management from the merger (December 2004) with the Human Resources Branch. In 2006, it became

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of the Board of Sporting CP (non-executive) and the bank making it would be Member of the Executive Board with the Branch Network Private and Business, Corporate, Private and HR'S, position would take to become president of Sporting, the Board of Sporting.SAD and all companies that make up the so-called ''Group Sporting''. In the sports field, during their presence as Executive Director of Sporting.SAD (between April 2001 and June 2004), Sporting won the

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and

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in the 2001–2002 season, and won the Portuguese SuperCup in the 2002 season. In the ''"club of his heart"'' has already been awarded the Prémio Stromp, Rugidos de Leão, Leão do Marquês and Prémio Toyota for the 'Sports Manager of the Year'. In an interview in January 2008 had already left the warning: ''"Pulse, Sporting and I will suffer for the rest of my life. And maybe not die without being President"''. On 5 July 2009 turned his dream into reality. Membership No. 9472 (since 22 August 1980) currently chairman of Sporting, after winning the elections with over 89% of the vote, defeating Paulo Pereira Cristóva

On 15 January 2011 José Eduardo Bettencourt resigns as president of Sporting

Ancestry

Patrilineal descent

José's patriline is the line from which he is descended father to son. # Diogo Ferreira Ribeiro, 1590– # Salvador Moniz de Menezes, 1650– # Bernardo Moniz de Menezes, 1675– # Manoel Moniz de Bettencourt e Menezes, 1700– # José Moniz de Bettencourt, 1725– # Mathias Moniz de Bettencourt, 1750– # Anastácio Moniz de Bettencourt, 1775– # Nicolau Anastácio de Bettencourt, 1810–1874 # Nicolau Moniz de Bettencourt, 1836–1898 # Nicolau Anastácio de Bettencourt, 1872–1941 # Alberto Álvares Cabral de Bettencourt, 1903–1974 # José Manuel de Barros de Bettencourt, b. 1933 # José Eduardo Fragoso Tavares de Bettencourt, b. 1960

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bettencourt, Jose Eduardo 1960 births Living people Jose Eduardo Catholic University of Portugal alumni Portuguese bankers Portuguese football chairmen and investors Portuguese people of Italian descent Sporting CP presidents NOVA University Lisbon alumni