Manuel Ruiz de Lopera explained

Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
Birth Name:	Manuel Ruiz de Lopera y Ávalos
Birth Date:	13 August 1944
Birth Place:	Seville, Spain
Death Place:	Seville, Spain
Occupation:	Businessman

Manuel Ruiz de Lopera y Ávalos (13 August 1944 – 23 March 2024) was a Spanish businessman who was owner and chairman of football club Real Betis.^{[1] [2]}

The team's stadium was named after him from 2000 to 2010, when it reverted to its previous name, Estadio Benito Villamarín.^[3]

Ruiz de Lopera died on 23 March 2024, at the age of 79.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Manuel Ruiz De Lopera – Perfil con biografía y fotos . Spanish . Yahoo! Eurosport . 9 August 2010.
2. News: Pineda . Rafael . La larga partida que acabó con Lopera . 27 October 2021 . El País . 12 August 2017 . es.
3. News: El estadio del Betis cambia de nombre . 27 October 2021 . El País . 27 October 2010 . es.
4. News: Muere Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, máximo dirigente del Betis entre 1992 y 2010 . 24 March 2024 . El País . 24 March 2024.