José Gaspar Hardoy

José Gaspar Hardoy Tizol (1865 – 24 January 1924) was a Spanish businessman who served as the 5th president of RCD Espanyol in 1911 and 1912, and then again in 1914 and 1915.

Professional career Hardoy was born in 1865 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was a cordial and energetic man.

Presidencies of RCD Espanyol In 1911, Hardoy was appointed as the fifth president of RCD Espanyol, replacing Evelio Doncos. He left the position for professional reasons, but was part of the board as first vice-president of his successor Santiago de la Riva, and again in the subsequent boards of directors. In doing so, he became just the second men to preside over Espanyol on two separate occasions, only behind the club founder, Ángel Rodríguez.

Despite some encouraging first steps in the white club, it was possibly the fact of losing the 1915 Cup final that caused a convulsive situation within the entity that led to some of its members to call for new elections in November 1915, in which José Maria Bernadas was elected president.

Death Hardoy died in Barcelona on 24 January 1924, at the age of 58 or 59 years old.