Manuel Llorente

His tenure saw the club's debt reduced by selling players such as David Villa and Juan Mata, as well as the collapse of a deal with Bankia to finance the Nou Mestalla stadium.

[1] Llorente chose not to be the third generation of his family in the Civil Guard, and instead enrolled in an economics degree at the Complutense University of Madrid.

[1] Llorente joined the board at Valencia CF in 1995 under the presidency of Juan Roig's brother Francisco, and served as general manager, later director.

[2] He served subsequent presidents Pedro Cortés and Jaume Ortí, and left in 2004 after failing to achieve a new contract for manager Rafael Benítez, who had won two La Liga titles and the UEFA Cup.

[4] Lazio's financial problems meant that their debt to Valencia was not repaid until 2004, when the Spanish club signed players Bernardo Corradi and Stefano Fiore from their debtors.