Ana Urkijo

Ana Urkijo Elorriaga (born 1954,[1] name alternatively spelled Urquijo)[2] is a Spanish lawyer who was the president of Basque football club Athletic Bilbao from 2006 to 2007.[3]

A member of Athletic since 1969,[4] Urkijo practised as a lawyer and a real estate agent before becoming involved in her hometown club. Her father Rufino served as vice-president of Athletic in the 1970s and 80s.[5][1]

Previously a director at the club for several years,[4] Urkijo was elected following the resignation of Fernando Lamikiz in September 2006,[6][1] becoming the first female president in the history of Athletic Bilbao,[7][4] and only the second to hold the position in the history of La Liga, after Teresa Rivero of Rayo Vallecano.[5]

She did not stand for election in July 2007, when Fernando García Macua was appointed in the role.[2] As lawyer she is associated with the Biscay Bar Association.

References
  1. ""Dicen que soy valiente, pero nunca se me ocurriría sentarme en un banquillo"" ["They say I'm brave, but I would never dream of sitting on a bench"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 8 October 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. "Ana Urquijo se despide del Athletic con elogios a la figura de Ercoreca" [Ana Urquijo says goodbye to Athletic with praise to the figure of Ercoreca]. El Correo (in Spanish). 23 July 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. "Presidents". Athletic Club. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  4. "Ana Urkijo, seriedad y firmeza en Ibaigane" [Ana Urkijo, seriousness and firmness in Ibaigane]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 27 September 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  5. "Una dama en la leonera" [A lady in the lions' den]. El Correo (in Spanish). 28 September 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  6. "Lamikiz quits as Bilbao president". CNN.com. 27 September 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  7. "Ana Urkijo, primera presidenta en la historia del Athletic" [Ana Urkijo, first female president in Athletic's history]. Diario Sur (in Spanish). 28 September 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2010.


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