Joan Gaspart i Solves (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈaŋ ɡəsˈpaɾt]; born 11 October 1944) is a Spanish businessman and a former Barcelona president between July 2000 and February 2003.
[3][4] Gaspart spent the money from the sale of Luís Figo to Real Madrid, by buying Emmanuel Petit and Marc Overmars from Arsenal and Gerard from Valencia.
[5] Gaspart stepped down as president of Barcelona in 2003, with the club two points off relegation.
[1] From 2004 to 2011, he was president of football club Sant Andreu from Barcelona.
In 2017, he became vice president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), and was responsible for Ángel María Villar's electoral campaign.