Bruno de Carvalho

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Bruno de Carvalho
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Carvalho in 2017
President of Sporting CP
In office
23 March 2013 – 23 June 2018
Preceded byLuís Godinho Lopes
Succeeded byFrederico Varandas
Personal details
Born
Bruno Miguel de Azevedo Gaspar de Carvalho

(1972-02-08) 8 February 1972 (age 49)
Lourenço Marques, Mozambique
NationalityPortuguese
OccupationSports commentator

Bruno Miguel de Azevedo Gaspar de Carvalho (born 8 February 1972) is a Portuguese sports commentator[1] who was the 42nd president of sports club Sporting CP from 2013 to 2018.[2] He became the first Sporting president to be dismissed by associates of the club.[3]

Before Sporting[]

In March 2009, Carvalho founded and presided Fundação de Solidariedade Social Aragão Pinto, a foundation dedicated to support the social integration of at-risk youth through sports. In the first year of activity, the foundation helped over 1200 children through partnerships with local sporting clubs and associations representing 15 different sporting activities.[4]

On 27 March 2011, Carvalho was a candidate to the presidency of Sporting but eventually lost the elections to Godinho Lopes. During the election night Carvalho, despite winning the popular vote with over 1500 more voters lost for a mere 360 votes. Due to this, Godinho Lopes, as president elect, was not able to speak to the crowd of associates waiting for the results and it was Carvalho that managed to calm the crowd down.[5] The election results were contested by Carvalho with allegations of irregularities as well as requests for a recount having been rejected by the General Assembly President of the club at the time, Lino de Castro.[6]

President of Sporting CP[]

On 24 March 2013, again a candidate, Carvalho won the club elections and became the 42nd president of Sporting.[7] Four years later, on 4 March 2017, he was re-elected with 86.13% of the votes, defeating Pedro Madeira Rodrigues, who got 9.49%,[8] in a total of 18,755 voters, a record in the club's history.[9] He had been compared to Donald Trump by Jack Pitt-Brooke of The Independent newspaper three days before.[10]

Carvalho's presidency had a number of successes, which consolidated his popularity that lead to his re-election in 2017. Financially, Carvalho recovered the near-bankruptcy club by negotiating a debt restructuring plan with banking institution within the first month. Further, Carvalho during the next few years reduced liabilities and consolidated payroll costs sustaining the growth.[11] Simultaneously, negotiated a substantial 515 Million Euro TV rights contract with NOS[12] and first reached positive shareholder's equity in the 2014/2015 exercise, the second exercise of his mandate.[13]

Carvalho was also noteworthy for his calls to action on issues pertaining the business of football namely the implementation of VAR, making TPO illegal, making referees performance review public or making referees adequately paid.[14] These and other subjects were matter of discussion in several international conferences called "The Future of Football" organized yearly during Carvalho's presidency[15]

Carvalho while in Sporting inaugurated Sporting TV[16] and Pavilhão João Rocha both long-standing wishes by Sporting's associates.[17] This, along with a resurgence in the competitiveness of the club's sports,[18] the number of Sporting associates doubled during his time as president, reaching 160 thousand and becoming the third club in the world in that metric, behind Bayern Munich and rivals Benfica.[19]

Destitution and aftermath[]

However, as a result of several incidents throughout his mandates as well as negative results in football at the end of the 2017–18 season, including the termination of contract by nine footballers,[20] Carvalho was dismissed as president after 71.36% of club members voted him out in a general assembly held at Altice Arena on 23 June 2018.[2] Hours later, on 24 June, he posted a message on his Facebook page saying that he was no longer both a member and a supporter of Sporting. Nevertheless, in less than 14 hours, he withdrew the statement.[21][22]

On 11 November 2018, Carvalho was detained at home for suspicion of giving permission to the violent attack by Sporting supporters on players and manager of the main football team at the club's training facilities on 15 May 2018.[23] On 15 November, the Portuguese Public Ministry charged Carvalho with terrorism and 98 other crimes, which include aggravated threat (40), kidnapping (38), qualified offence to physical integrity (19), and possession of prohibited weapon.[24]

On 6 July 2019, Carvalho was expelled as member of Sporting.[25]

On 11 March 2020, the state prosecutor in Carvalho's trial recognized that there was no evidence corroborating the accusation of Carvalho, leading to a recommendation to be deemed innocent by the judge.[26] In January 2021, Carvalho sued Cofina for alleged defamatory publications related to the attack at Sporting training academy and to Cashball, an alleged corruption case involving Sporting.[27]

References[]

  1. ^ "Bruno de Carvalho identifica-se como comentador desportivo perante o Tribunal - JN". www.jn.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Todo o filme da Assembleia Geral que afastou Bruno de Carvalho da presidência" [The entire film of the General Assembly that took Bruno de Carvalho away from presidency]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Bruno de Carvalho arrasado" [Bruno de Carvalho devastated]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 24 June 2018. Front cover. Archived from the original (cover) on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018. Tornou-se ontem o primeiro presidente destituído na história do Sporting
  4. ^ "Fundação Aragão Pinto põe crianças a mexer" [Fundação Aragão Pinto gets kids moving]. www.record.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Godinho Lopes vence eleições em noite de violência" [Godinho Lopes wins elections in night of violence]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 27 March 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  6. ^ Curado, Paulo. "Bruno de Carvalho: "Disse a Godinho Lopes que ele teria o mandato mais curto da história do Sporting"". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Bruno de Carvalho 42º presidente" [Bruno de Carvalho 42nd president]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 24 March 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Bruno de Carvalho vence eleições no Sporting" [Bruno de Carvalho wins elections at Sporting]. Rádio Comercial (in Portuguese). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Eleições no Sporting com maior afluência da história do clube" [Sporting elections with the biggest turnout in the club's history]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 4 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  10. ^ Pitt-Brooke, Jack (1 March 2017). "The 'Donald Trump' of football: Bruno de Carvalho shows few signs of softening his grip at Sporting Lisbon". The Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  11. ^ Lusa, Agência. "Cinco anos de Bruno de Carvalho que mudaram o Sporting". www.dnoticias.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Sporting faz acordo com a NOS por 515 milhões - DN". www.dn.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  13. ^ Annual Report 2014/2015. Sporting SAD. 2015.
  14. ^ "Bruno de Carvalho quer vídeo-árbitro "já" e fim dos observadores". Notícias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). 9 January 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  15. ^ "The Future of Football | IV International Congress". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  16. ^ Portugal, Rádio e Televisão de. "Bruno de Carvalho na inauguração da Sporting TV". Bruno de Carvalho na inauguração da Sporting TV (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  17. ^ SAPO. "Sporting inaugura Pavilhão João Rocha em clima de festa". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  18. ^ "Sporting faz o pleno em modalidades de pavilhão - DN". www.dn.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  19. ^ "Estes são os clubes com mais sócios no mundo". Semanario SOL (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Bruno de Carvalho confirma nove rescisões" [Bruno de Carvalho confirms nine rescissions]. SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 14 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  21. ^ Tukayana, Rui (24 June 2018). "Whaaaaaatttt????? Como Bruno de Carvalho desmentiu Bruno de Carvalho em 14 horas" [Whaaaaaatttt????? How Bruno de Carvalho contradicted Bruno de Carvalho within 14 hours]. TSF (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  22. ^ "Bruno de Carvalho: "Não sou mais do Sporting"" [Bruno de Carvalho: "I am no longer a Sporting fan"]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 24 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  23. ^ Fernandes, Mariana (12 November 2012). "Bruno de Carvalho está indiciado por 56 crimes, incluindo terrorismo, sequestro e posse de arma proibida" [Bruno de Carvalho is indicted for 56 crimes, including terrorism, abduction, and possession of a prohibited weapon]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  24. ^ "Bruno de Carvalho acusado de terrorismo e mais 98 crimes" [Bruno de Carvalho charged with terrorism and 98 more crimes]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 16 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  25. ^ "Bruno de Carvalho expulso de sócio do Sporting" [Bruno de Carvalho expelled as Sporting member]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 6 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  26. ^ SAPO. "Alegações finais do Julgamento de Alcochete: MP iliba Bruno de Carvalho, Bruno Jacinto e 'Mustafá'". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  27. ^ JN. "Bruno de Carvalho reclama 1,1 milhões de euros à Cofina e jornalistas". JN (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 January 2021.
Preceded by
Luís Godinho Lopes
 President of Sporting CP
2013–2018 		Succeeded by
Frederico Varandas
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