Enric Cardona

Enrique Cardona Panella (1871 – October 1966) was a Catalan industrialist and a sports leader, who served as the 16th president of FC Barcelona in 1923 and 1924.

Early and personal life Enrique Cardona was born in 1871, as the son of Antoni Cardona and Rita Panella i Lafont. He married Eulàlia Canadell i Paradeda, with whom he had two children, Luis and Rita Cardona i Canadell.

Sporting career In his youth, Cardona practiced cycling, becoming a member and secretary of the Club Velocipèdic, and later president of the Club Velocipédico de Durán, a society made up of close and true friends who were cycling enthusiasts. Under his leadership, he oversaw the construction and inauguration of a ground-floor building to house the club and shelter the cyclists from the rain upon returning from their excursions. At a time, the club had already become a symbol of Catalanism, so when the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera began a few months later, Barça became a persecuted club, which forced Cardona to warn the fans to behave correctly at all times to avoid problems from getting worse. In 1930, Cardona was appointed councillor of the City Council of Barcelona, and as such, he proposed the creation of a municipal commission to promote the practice of sports and manage the sports facilities on Montjuïc.

Death Cardona died in October 1966, at the age of 95.