Fernando Lamikiz Garai, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Spanish economist
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Place of Birth: Guernica, Basque Country, Spain
About Fernando Lamikiz Garai
- Fernando Lamikiz Garai (born 1959 in Guernica, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain) is a lawyer, economist and former president of Athletic Bilbao. Lamikiz studied economic law at the Deusto University.
- After further studying in Munich, he returned to Deusto as a lecturer in Civil Rights.
- He was member of the board of directors of Athletic from 1994 to 2001, heading the legal department.
- He was president of Athletic from September 2004 until his resignation in September 2006.
- He stepped down following Athletic's poor performance in the 2005-06 La Liga season and uninspired beginning of the 2006-07 season, combined with prolonged negative press surrounding his involvement in the illegal attempt to sign defender Iban Zubiaurre from rivals Real Sociedad.
- His resignation, widely believed to have come as the result of sustained protest by vocal supporters of Athletic, was effected on 27 September 2006.
- His deputy, Ana Urkijo, took on the role until 2007, becoming the club's first female president.
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