Carlos Padrós Rubió, also known as Carles Padrós Rubió (9 November 1870 – 30 December 1950) was a Spanish politician, businessman and football pioneer who was the 3rd President of Real Madrid. He was a member of the Spanish Liberal Party until its dissolution in 1931.
Padrós was a founding member of Real Madrid and later served as club President between January 1904 and 1908, succeeding his brother Juan.[1] He was also the driving force behind the Copa del Rey and refereed the first ever final.
Padrós and his brother Juan were born into a Catalan family living in Madrid. Together they owned a shop on the Calle Alcalá. Conflicting sources say it was either a fashionable women’s boutique called El Capricho or a cloth business called El Encanto. The two brothers also became involved in the emerging football scene in the city. In 1902 the backroom of their shop became the first club premises of Madrid FC and Juan was elected the president of the club that later became Real Madrid.
Copa del Rey
In 1902, Carlos became president of the Federación Madrileña de Foot-Ball and while in this post he suggested a football competition to celebrate the coronation of Alfonso XIII. This competition eventually evolved into the Copa del Rey. It was first played for in 1902 and four other teams, FC Barcelona, Club Español de Fútbol, Club Vizcaya and New Foot-Ball de Madrid, joined Madrid FC in the first competition. In the final, refereed by Carlos, Club Vizcaya beat Barcelona 2-1.
Real Madrid President
In January 1904, Padrós succeeded Juan as President of Real Madrid. On 23 October he arranged the club's first game against a non-Spanish team. The opponents were French club Gallia Club of Paris, who in 1905 became champions of France. The game, which ended as a 1-1 draw, was arrange to celebrate the visit of French president, Émile Loubet. During his presidency the club also won the Copa del Rey four times in a row between 1905 and 1908. In 1908, Padrós was succeeded as club president by Adolfo Meléndez and on 13 April he was elected honorary president for life.
References
^Carlos Padros 2009-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Real Madrid C.F. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
External links
Copa del Rey Referee
The Padrós Era at Real Madrid
Phil Ball article on Real
January 14, 2023
carlos, padrós, rubió, also, known, carles, padrós, rubió, november, 1870, december, 1950, spanish, politician, businessman, football, pioneer, president, real, madrid, member, spanish, liberal, party, until, dissolution, 1931, portrtait, padrós, 19043rd, pres. Carlos Padros Rubio also known as Carles Padros Rubio 9 November 1870 30 December 1950 was a Spanish politician businessman and football pioneer who was the 3rd President of Real Madrid He was a member of the Spanish Liberal Party until its dissolution in 1931 Carlos PadrosA portrtait of Padros in 19043rd President of Real MadridIn office January 1904 1908Preceded byJuan PadrosSucceeded byAdolfo MelendezPersonal detailsBornCarlos Padros Rubio 1870 11 09 9 November 1870Barcelona Kingdom of SpainDied30 December 1950 1950 12 30 aged 80 Madrid Spanish StatePolitical partyLiberal Party until 1931 OccupationPolitician businessmanPadros was a founding member of Real Madrid and later served as club President between January 1904 and 1908 succeeding his brother Juan 1 He was also the driving force behind the Copa del Rey and refereed the first ever final Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Shop Owner 1 2 Copa del Rey 1 3 Real Madrid President 2 References 3 External linksBiography EditShop Owner Edit Padros and his brother Juan were born into a Catalan family living in Madrid Together they owned a shop on the Calle Alcala Conflicting sources say it was either a fashionable women s boutique called El Capricho or a cloth business called El Encanto The two brothers also became involved in the emerging football scene in the city In 1902 the backroom of their shop became the first club premises of Madrid FC and Juan was elected the president of the club that later became Real Madrid Copa del Rey Edit In 1902 Carlos became president of the Federacion Madrilena de Foot Ball and while in this post he suggested a football competition to celebrate the coronation of Alfonso XIII This competition eventually evolved into the Copa del Rey It was first played for in 1902 and four other teams FC Barcelona Club Espanol de Futbol Club Vizcaya and New Foot Ball de Madrid joined Madrid FC in the first competition In the final refereed by Carlos Club Vizcaya beat Barcelona 2 1 Real Madrid President Edit In January 1904 Padros succeeded Juan as President of Real Madrid On 23 October he arranged the club s first game against a non Spanish team The opponents were French club Gallia Club of Paris who in 1905 became champions of France The game which ended as a 1 1 draw was arrange to celebrate the visit of French president Emile Loubet During his presidency the club also won the Copa del Rey four times in a row between 1905 and 1908 In 1908 Padros was succeeded as club president by Adolfo Melendez and on 13 April he was elected honorary president for life References Edit Carlos Padros Archived 2009 10 29 at the Wayback Machine Real Madrid C F Retrieved 12 February 2010 External links EditCopa del Rey Referee The Padros Era at Real Madrid Phil Ball article on Real Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carlos Padros amp oldid 1058369626, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
