“I want to unite all Barcelonism”

This Monday, Joan Laporta formally formalized her participation in the race for the presidency of FC Barcelona, delivering a press conference in which he talked about his ideas as a candidate for the position. The lawyer and former club president hopes to specify the ideal number of votes to return to control of the Barça entity, such as it has already happened between 2003 and 2010, when he led the team to one of its best times, historically speaking.

Under the motto “We love Barça” (“We want Barça”), one of his first messages during his speech in front of the media was aimed precisely at his intentions, that of winning the electoral contest. “I want to unite all Barcelonism. Barcelonism unites us and it’s time to go together to push the team to success and victory, glory. We must do it without looking back and without reproaches “, were Laporta’s words in this regard.

Subsequently, on the motivation and reasons you have for running in the presidential elections of FC Barcelona, The door recognized that the great affection he feels for the entity it was his main impetus. “I introduce myself why I want Barça, his people and his hobbies, to the farm, at the club. I want to serve Barça againWe fear the preparation, experience and determination needed to make the changes the club needs. You will have to take your suitcase and go out to sell“, said the former president.

To get the victory in the next election event to be held in Barcelona, Laporta would get a satisfying rematch, since the last time he tried to propose his name as an option for the helm of the same, in 2015, was defeated by Josep María Bartomeu. At the time, the now former president of the culé, who resigned this year before motion of censure against him, came from the detailed chairmanship of the institution and itself had collected a hat-trick.

The golden years of Laporta

Although his first two terms, given during the first decade of this century, did its ups and downsIt is also fair to say that it was, perhaps, the most successful period in the history of FC Barcelona. In 2003 he was responsible for it brings Ronaldinho at Camp Nou and three years later, after supporting unconditionally Frank Rijkaard’s project, the Dutch coach picked up the second Champions League in the history of the culé.

Later, later Dismissal of Rijkaard in 2008, Laporta gave the opportunity to lead the first team to Pep Guardiola, then coach of Barcelona B. The rest of history is living history for Barcelona fans, since between that year and 2012 the team obtained 14 titles, included the six he got in 2009. This is the largest managerial sign left by the now Barça presidential candidate, during his years in the offices of the Camp Nou.