Miguel Ángel Gil Marín (born 28 May 1963) is a Spanish sports executive and stockbreeder,

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since 1993. He also is the main shareholder of the football team.

Biography

Born in 1963 in

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, he is the second son of

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, former President of

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(1987–2003) and Mayor of Marbella (1991–2002), and María Ángeles Marín Cobo. Graduated as

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, his father gave him control over the Valdeolivas property in

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near the

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, known as location for

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. In time, Gil Marín developed a business conglomerate dedicated to horse and bull breeding as well as hunting activities, with businesses in both Valdeolivas (10 km²) and the Finca El Arco (2.5 km²) in the

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. His father also introduced him to administration of the Atlético de Madrid football team, with Gil Marín becoming the

in 1993. Since 2004, as Jesús Gil died, he also became the owner of the majority of shares along

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, who became Chairman of the company. As the conversion from football club into a

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(SAD) in the 1990s was ruled as a case of

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("unlawful appropriation") by justice (although the

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suspended the two-year prison sentence to Gil Marín and Cerezo as well as the restitution of shares in 2004 on the basis of the extinction of the charges after 5 years), the property over the shares remains controversial. Gil Marín lives in the exclusive La Finca in

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; as of 2022, his fortune was estimated as the 52nd in Spain.

Awards

* 2010 –

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(Best director of the year)

References

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