Manuel Ruiz de Loperalegendary former president of Real Betis, is admitted to the intensive care unit from the Santa Isabel clinic in Seville suffering from a diverticulitis. This disease has already affected her in the past and her prognosis is uncertain.
The former leader of the Andalusian club, 79 years old, was hospitalized this Thursday for this ailment, which consists of acute inflammation of the diverticula and is included in the diverticular disease of the colon. Lopera arrived at Betis in September 1991, as economic vice president of Hugo Galera Davidson and, on June 30, 1992, he took control as controlling shareholder after the conversion to a Sports Public Limited Company.
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Under his mandate, the green and white club won a Copa del Rey (2005) and played in the Europa League five times. In the 2004-2005 season, Betis finished the league in fourth place and played for the first time in its history. Champions.
On July 7, 2010, it announced the sale of its share package to Luis Oliver for about 18 million euros, although the sale would not take place when Judge Mercedes Alaya intervened and the Higher Sports Committee did not give her permission. Lopera closed its relevant relationship with the green and white entity a few months ago after years of lawsuits.