Roderick Duchâtelet Explained

Roderick Duchâtelet (born 1972) is a Belgian businessman, the previous president of Újpest FC. His father, Roland Duchâtelet, is the seventh richest man in Belgium.^[1]

Business activities

On 19 October 2011, Roderick purchased the 95% of stakes of the Hungarian association football club Újpest FC. Roderick was the director and stakeholder of Germinal Beerschot until 2010.

Family

Duchâtelet's wife, Anna Duchatelet, His father, Roland Duchâtelet was the stakeholder of Standard de Liège.^[2]

Current clubs owned by the Duchâtelet family

• Újpest (since 2011)^[3]
• Carl Zeiss Jena (since 2013)^[4]

Former clubs

• AD Alcorcón (2014-2019)^[5]
• Charlton Athletic (2014–2020)^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Újpest: méltó régi, nagy híréhez. 2011-10-19. hir24.hu. 2015-06-26.
2. Web site: Belgium: eladták az Újpest futballcsaládjának ékkövét. 2015-06-24. nemzetisport.hu. 2015-06-26.
3. Web site: Újpest: méltó régi, nagy híréhez. 2011-10-19. hir24.hu. 2015-06-26.
4. Web site: Újpest: újabb klubbal bővült a Duchatelet család birodalma. 2013-12-16. nemzetisport.hu. 2015-06-26.
5. Web site: Spanyolország: megvan az új klub, az Alcorcón is Duchatelet-é. 2014-01-11. nso.hu. 2015-06-26.
6. Web site: Új fociklubot vett az Újpest belga tulajának apja. 2014-01-03. hvg.hu. 2015-06-26.