- 76-year-old Sanz was president from 1995 to 2000
- In charge of club when 32-year European Cup drought ended
Lorenzo Sanz, the president who led Real Madrid to the 1998 European Cup after a 32-year wait, has died aged 76 die of coronavirus. Sanz, who had initially chosen to stay at home so as not to contribute to the saturation of Spain’s beleaguered health service, was admitted to hospital on Tuesday after eight days of fever. A test carried out there confirmed that he had contracted Covid-19. As well as respiratory problems he suffered kidney failure because of an infection and died on Saturday night.
Sanz’s son Lorenzo Jr, who played basketball for Real Madrid, had informed people of his father’s worsening condition on Wednesday night. “We have to wait 24 hours but because of his age the situation is very complicated,” he wrote on social media. “The hardest thing is not being able to see him.”
Written by Sid Lowe
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/mar/21/former-real-madrid-president-lorenzo-sanz-dies-of-coronavirus under the title “Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz dies of coronavirus”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
