Adquisición de Nueva Gerencia y Control 

EL ATLETICO BENIDORM CLUB DEPORTIVO ANUNCIA SU NUEVA PRESIDENCIA Y GESTION

Un grupo canadiense pasa a gestionar totalmente el Club, incluyendo su primer equipo senior, y los 25 equipos de la base desde los más jóvenes al Juvenil Nacional, pasando por los femeninos. 

El Atlético Benidorm Club Deportivo (El Club), anunció hoy, que un grupo canadiense, encabezado por Azeem Amir y Francis Glasman, ha pasado a ostentar el control total del Club. Según los términos del acuerdo, el grupo pasa a ser único inversor del Club, incluyendo el primer equipo y toda la cantera, compuesta por más de 25 equipos masculinos y femeninos, así como el Juvenil A, que milita en la Liga Nacional. Además de la gestión del Club, el Sr. Azeem Amir y el Sr. Francis Glasman, continúan con sus funciones como administradores del Grupo GGFI, del que son fundadores, así como de todas sus filiales. 

“Este es un paso natural en nuestra evolución, que tiene como objetivo crear un ecosistema futbolístico extraordinario. Debemos felicitar a todas las personas que se han involucrado hasta ahora en el desarrollo y crecimiento del Club, ya que somos conscientes de la imponente historia del Atlético Benidorm, y sabemos del esfuerzo y la gestión llevada a cabo por sus directivos y trabajadores incluso en los difíciles años del Covid. ¡Con nuestros más de 60 años de experiencia en el futbol internacional, nuestra penetración comercial, nuestros eficaces métodos de marketing y nuestra estrategia de marca, atisbamos un inmenso potencial para llevar al Club a niveles que superen con creces sus logros anteriores.!” manifestó el Sr. Amir. “Con una escuela de fútbol operativa en Toronto (Canadá), junto a la gestión y control del Atlético Benidorm en España, podremos desplegar un asesoramiento y métodos que brindarán a nuestros jugadores inmensas oportunidades en el fútbol. Hemos conocido y sufrido demasiadas organizaciones que se presentan engañosamente como expertas en ofrecer oportunidades en Europa a los jugadores, y estamos aquí para cambiarlo. 

El Sr. Amir es un visionario, intuitivo, creativo y preparado para actuar, que se destaca en ayudar a las entidades a comprender y construir sus objetivos a través de ricos conceptos creativos. Con más de 30 años de experiencia en América del Norte posee un gran historial de éxito en conceptos y proyectos innovadores. 

El Sr. Francis Glasman, también conocido como Mr Soccer (Sr. Fútbol), es un pionero en el desarrollo del futbol de base además de haber fundado y contribuido al crecimiento de clubs de fútbol de alto perfil en todo el mundo. Sus logros e historial a lo largo de más de 60 años de experiencia futbolística en el desarrollo, representación y gestión de jóvenes talentos, rara vez admiten comparación con otros profesionales. 

El Sr. Amir continuó: “Nuestras iniciativas y objetivos son simples, demostrados y genuinos. Reconocemos y apreciamos todo lo que ha realizado el equipo actual del Atlético Benidorm y complementaremos sus iniciativas con ideas renovadas y novedosas para hacer evolucionar a la entidad, tanto al primer equipo como a toda la base de jóvenes jugadores. A través de los conocimientos del Sr Glasman, con sus innovadoras técnicas de entrenamiento y su experiencia internacional, facilitaremos lo mejor que el mundo del fútbol puede ofrecer a nuestros jugadores. Lo que traeremos a la academia nunca se ha hecho ni experimentado en la historia de ningún club del mundo. ¡Hemos desarrollado tecnologías e iniciativas que involucran, motivan, mejoran e impulsan a los jugadores de futbol a través de las redes sociales de este hermoso juego! Tal vez se pueda pensar que ya se oído esto en el pasado, ¡pero permanezcan atentos a lo que podemos conseguir y a lo que ofreceremos! 

Tras las conversaciones sobre el proceso de la toma de control del club, el Sr. Amir añadió: “Me gustaría agradecer al personal actual del club, a la junta directiva, a los distintos responsables de trabajo y a los voluntarios, que hayan accedido a permanecer a bordo y continúen su trabajo con nosotros bajo nuestra nueva dirección y organización. Agradezco personalmente al Sr. Russell Pointon que nos facilitó la oportunidad de llegar al Atlético Benidorm, y a los Sres. Pablo Candela y Paul Body, por brindarnos su hospitalidad y hacer de esta transición un proceso fluido.” 

El Sr. Amir concluyó: “ Tenemos un equipo sólido, experimentado y talentoso que obtendrá resultados con los medios con los que contamos. Hemos construido una pasarela con Europa, a través de España, y ahora vamos a poner el fútbol de Benidorm a un nivel internacional. ¡Educaremos, desarrollaremos, innovaremos, representaremos y motivaremos a través de la modernización y la creatividad en el entorno del fútbol. 

SOBRE EL ATLETICO BENIDORM CLUB DEPORTIVO 

El Club compite en la divisiones regionales valencianas de fútbol de la Federación de Futbol de la Comunidad Valenciana. La Liga Nacional Juvenil es la segunda máxima categoría de las ligas de fútbol español para jugadores juveniles hasta 18 años. Es una liga organizada por la Real Federación Española de Fútbol. 

Los equipos entrenan y compiten en las instalaciones municipales de la ciudad de Benidorm , siendo el más emblemático el Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor. 

Para más información visita www.atleticobenidorm.com 

BENIDORM, Alicante, August 18, 2022 – Atlético Benidorm Club Deportivo (“the Club”) today announced that a Canadian Group headed by Azeem Amir and Francis Glasman has been granted complete control of the Club. Under the terms of the agreement, the group becomes the Club’s sole investor, which includes the clubs first team and the academy comprising of over 25 male and female teams, including a U19 Liga National Juvenil team. In addition to the management of the club, Mr. Azeem Amir and Mr. Francis Glasman will continue to be the founders of GGFI Group and all its subsidiaries. 

“This is a natural step in our evolution of creating a formidable ecosystem of football. We commend the people involved as we heard so much about Atlético Benidorm’s history, its journey and the current management team involved with maintaining its position during the turbulent Covid months. With our 60+ years of international football expertise, our business acumen, proven marketing, and branding abilities we see immense potential of bringing the club to levels that far surpass its previous former glory!” said Mr. Amir. “Having a successful operational school of football in Toronto Canada along with the management and control of Atlético Benidorm in Spain, our honest and true representation will provide players with immense opportunities in football. We have seen and experienced far too many organizations who falsely portray themselves as being authorities in providing opportunities to players in Europe, and we will be the ones who change that.” 

Mr. Amir is an intuitive, creative and ‘out of the box’ visual thinker who excels at helping organizations comprehend and build their vision while captivating their audience through enriched creative concepts with over 30 years of football experience in North America, he possesses a proven track record of success and innovative concepts and projects. 

Mr. Francis Glasman, also known as Mr. Soccer, is the pioneer of youth development in addition to having founded and associated high profile football clubs around the world. His accolades and accomplishment through over 60 years of football experience with youth development, representation and management is rarely superseded by other professionals. 

Mr. Amir continued: “Our initiatives and objectives are simple, tried, tested and true. We acknowledge and understand all that has been done by the current team at Atlético Benidorm and will supplement their initiatives with invigorating and untried initiatives to grow the entirety of the organization – the first team and the academy of players. Through Mr. Francis Glasman underpinnings of teaching the innovative technique of development and training and his experience in international initiatives we will augment the best the world has to offer for all our players. What we will bring to the academy has never been done or experienced in the history of any club in the world, and this is not hearsay. We have developed technologies and initiatives that engage, entertain, improve, and propel players in football through the social fabric of this beautiful game! Maybe people may think these are words that have been spoken by others in the past, but just watch what we are capable of and what we will deliver!” 

Upon the discussion over the process of taking over the club Mr. Amir added: “I’d like to thank the existing staff, organizational board and committee and volunteers, who will stay onboard and continue their work with us in different forms under our new management and organization, and individuals like Mr. Russell Pointon who presented us with this opportunity of managing and controlling Atlético Benidorm, Mr. Pablo Candela and Mr. Paul Body for extending their hospitality and making this transition a seamless process.” 

Mr. Amir concluded: “We have a robust, experienced, and unequaled talented team that will make things happen in conjunction with the existing setup. We have finally built our bridge to Europe through Spain and are now going to put the football of Benidorm at an international level. We will educate, develop, innovate, represent, and entertain the ecosystem of football through innovation and creativity!” 

ABOUT ATLÉTICO BENIDORM CLUB DEPORTIVO 

The club competes at the Valencian Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol. The Liga Nacional Juvenil is the second level of the Spanish football league system for youth layers 19 years old and under. It is administered by the RFEF and regional football federations. 

The teams train at Estadio Municipal de Guillermo Amor and 3 other vicinity fields. For more information, visit www.atleticobenidorm.com 

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