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30.01.2007 07:45

Urdangarín and Cambra, new Fundació FC Barcelona board members

The Duke of Palma and former handball star, Iñaki Undargarín, and the secretary and spokesperson of the Club’s Board of Directors, Xavier Cambra, were named on Monday as new members of the Foundation’s Board.


The Camp Nou Presidential Suite was the venue this Monday for an extraordinary Fundació FC Barcelona board meeting. The meeting accepted the nominations of two new members. The first is the Duke of Palma and former member of Barça’s handball team, Iñaki Undargarín, and the other is the secretary and spokesperson of the Club’s Board of Directors, Xavier Cambra.

A life dedicated to Barça

Joan Laporta said he was delighted to welcome Iñaki Urdangarín to the Foundation, saying "he was a highly successful sportsman at the club, winning six European Cups. He formed part of a golden generation and is a club hero." But apart from what he has achieved through sport, the Barça president also admires Urdangarín for his experience “of matters of social and corporate responsibility ".

The Duke of Palma said "becoming a patron of the Foundation means so many things. It means I can be linked to the club once again, after family and professional matters have disconnected me somewhat. It also means giving back to sport what sport has given me. I am very grateful in that respect". The former handball star said that his sport and Barça "have been my life and the time has come to work on projects like those promoted by the Foundation". For him, these projects will involve "learning about and contributing to ideas and concerns that need to be shared by all of the members of the Foundation’s Board".
Urdangarín and Cambra, new Fundació FC Barcelona board members
The Foundation grows
Through incorporations like this, the Foundation is continuing to grow. This was something highlighted by president Joan Laporta when he said "The Foundation is still growing and promoting the image of Barça as “more than a club in the world” through different projects on an international scale and also here at home ".

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