Enrique Cerezo

Enrique Cerezo Torres [enˈrike θeˈɾeθo] (born 27 February 1948), is a Spanish film producer and the current president of Atlético Madrid, a position he has held since 2002.

Cerezo began in cinema in 1967 as a camera assistant in the movie Un millón en la basura. Three years later, he directed his first and only film, La sonrisa del sol: Almería.

After being involved as a producer in several films starting in the 1980s, he created his own production company (Enrique Cerezo P.C.) in the early 1990s. Some of produced films include El perro del hortelano, La buena estrella, Pídele cuentas al rey, Yoyes, Juana la Loca, La hora de los valientes and La vida de nadie.

In 2012 he was awarded at the X Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes 'Almería en corto' for the film La sonrisa del sol: Almería.

After the promotion of Atlético Madrid to La Liga in 2002, Jesús Gil opted to leave the presidency of the organization, although his family continued to control it and decided to designate Enrique Cerezo as president, appreciating his collaboration with the club for many years.

In his first season, the club brought in several notable players, including Javi Moreno, Demetrio Albertini and Fabricio Coloccini coming from Milan. However, despite these signings, the team finished the season in 12th place.

In the 2003–04 season, the club sacked coach Luis Aragonés and replaced him with Gregorio Manzano. Great part of the deals of the previous season left the club, and in this year, players like Diego Simeone, Ariel Ibagaza and Matías Emanuel Lequi arrived. The club finished in seventh position, making it a poor season.

In the 2004–05 season, the club replaced their coach again, hiring César Ferrando and he aimed to renovate Los Rojiblancos. At that time, the club purchased central defenders Pablo Ibáñez and Luis Perea. Ferrando's plans did not materialize and the club finished 11th, again outside of European football.