Nicolau Casaus

Nicolau Casaus de la Fuente Jené (12 February 1913 – 8 August 2007) was a Catalan businessman and sports leader, who served as vice-president of FC Barcelona for 25 years, from 1978 to 2003. Additionally, he also founded Penya Germanor Barcelonista, the first official supporters' club of FC Barcelona during the post-war period, and was part of the organizing committee for the inauguration of the Camp Nou in 1957. Due to these activities, at the end of the war, Casaus was tried and imprisoned by a war council after being accused of being a red, separatist and aiding the rebellion, and sentenced to death, a situation that remained for 72 days. Although he was not officially part of the club, Francesc Miró-Sans appointed him responsible for organizing the inauguration ceremonies for the inauguration of the Camp Nou on 24 September 1957. However, as a result of the political reprisals imposed by the dictatorship, he was not able to officially become a manager of Barça until 1978, already in the post-Franco era.

FC Barcelona vice-presidency In 1965, Casaus ran for the first time in the club elections, which were won by Narcís de Carreras, who appointed him as the club's official representative among the supporters clubs. In 1978, Casaus was a candidate for the presidency of the Blaugrana club in the elections won by Josep Lluís Núñez with a total of 10,352 votes, compared to Ferran Ariño's 9,527 and Casaus' 6,202. Despite his defeat at the polls, he ended up accepting a proposal from Núñez to join the Board, even though during the electoral campaign, he had said that he could be described as a "pig" if he made an agreement with his rivals. During the Basque builder's term, Casaus was mainly responsible for the social area and relations with the club's supporters clubs.

In 1999, the year of Barça's centenary celebration, more than 300 supporters' clubs paid tribute to him at the Camp Nou, and on 13 June of that year, during a match against Real Betis (4–1), he was moved and jumped onto the pitch accompanied by his family and representatives of more than 300 Barça supporters' clubs to receive the applause of all the Barça fans and representatives of all the Spanish clubs. In 1995, he received the medal for sporting merit and the Forgemasters of the Sports History of Catalonia (1995).

Death Casaus died in Barcelona on 8 August 2007, at the age of 94. Following his death, the then vice-president of Barça Albert Vicens stated that Casaus was "a charismatic symbol who had a very important bond with the club and who represented the will to spread Barça throughout the world".