Javier Gómez

Javier Gómez Molina (born 1967) is a Spanish businessman and sports leader, who served as the president of Valencia CF for 48 hours in June 2009, and as the Corporate General Manager of La Liga between 2013 and 2019, and again since 2021.

Education Born in Valencia in 1967, Gómez attended the University of Valencia, where he obtained a degree in Business Administration, and the Valencia College of Economists, where he obtained a Master's degree in Taxation. He also took various courses about economic and financial matters and has extensive training in preparing for public examinations.

Sporting career On 28 April 1999, Javier Gómez Molina joined Valencia CF, where he quickly rose through the ranks, holding every possible position within the club's management structure, such as financial director for the first nine years, until 25 July 2008, when he was appointed to General Manager by the club's president, Vicente Soriano, with whom he reached consensus on all decisions from the start. The following year, on 4 March 2009, Soriano forsook his day-to-day power after failing to find a viability for the club, which allowed Gómez to become Valencia's new strongman and CEO, presenting his viability plan on 11 March. On 5 June, he became the club's temporary president after Soriano presented his irrevocable resignation. Gómez only held this position for 48 hours during the transition of power between Soriano and Manuel Llorente.

Gómez has been described as a "discreet and hardworking survivor", Having decided to set up his own business as a financial advisor and football agent, he left the vice-presidency on 31 January 2012, thus putting an end to his 13-year stint at Valencia, taking advantage of his last few days there to improve his contacts list. Under his leadership, La Liga implemented Economic Control in 2013, a self-regulation system that practically zeroed both the club's debts with the Public Administration and the players' complaints for non-payment, which combined for nearly 1 billion euros. In February 2018, he opened the World Football Summit Industry in Bilbao, a conference that assembled several relevant figures related to the major industry surrounding football.

Personal life Despite living in Madrid, Gómez visits his family in Valencia every weekend.