Juan Jose Castillo died

Juan José Castillo Sabata journalist and former executive of FC Barcelona, ​​​​​​the third child of Marcelo Juan José Castillo Biesa, the ‘Boss’, director of Mundo Deportivo between 1976 and 1988, and Maria Lluïsa Sabata has died at the age of 61 at his home in Barcelona. Castillo is a very popular figure among the players of the first team of Barcelona, ​​where he is a main support on a daily basis in Rijkaard’s stage, from the Player Service Office.

Born on December 1, 1960, Castle is a man Humorous, cheerful, a good communicator, loved by his friends and capable of energizing any meeting, as well as being an effective public relations person. He knows several languages and completed part of his studies in England. A great football lover and, in particular, an ardent follower of FC Barcelona since childhood, he is also a passionate about the NBAthe NHL and the NFL.

‘Cabeçao’ in the barça dressing room

worked together in different media and in 2005 he wrote the book ‘Amigo Ronaldinho’, edited by Mundo Deportivo. Nicknamed ‘Cabeçao’, by Barcelona footballers, he maintains a great friendship with ‘Ronnie’, of whom he was a great supporter during his time at Barça, as well as with Deco, Márquez or Motta, whom he accompanied on his trial. injuries in successive interventions and recovery processes. Later, he accompanied several Barcelona players in their recovery. For example, as a section executive, he is a decisive support for Sergio Lozano, the captain of the futsal team, especially in the process of recovering from his knee operations. After hearing the news. Lozano expressed his condolences through social networks.

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Juanjo Castillo became part of the executive structure of FC Barcelona in 2003, after the election victory by Joan Laporta. He was a key figure in the relationship between Laporta’s candidacy in 2003 and the media and, after the victory in the polls, he spent a period in the Communications department before setting up the Player’s Office, where he was supported of many football players of the time, especially foreigners.

This is what happened Ronaldinho loves it, with whom he has been on several occasions after his time as a player, at events where he is the club’s ambassador or at Legends matches. After several years associated with the first team, he left the club in 2007, but back in 2010 as advisor to the president during Sandro Rosell’s mandate and later responsible for the communication of the professional sections. His period in Barcelona ended in April 2021, after the electoral victory of Joan Laporta.

The memory of the ‘Boss’

In recent years, Juanjo Castillo delivered at the Sports Gala Sports World’s Juan José Castillo Prize for Journalism. His father, ‘el Jefe’, is an undisputed reference both in Mundo Deportivo and in Catalan sports journalism. Master of a generation of talented journalists from multiple media outlets, Castillo left unforgettable moments relating to various sports, especially tennis, with television broadcasts of Spanish victories in the sixties and seventies, and golf, by following up for Mundo Deportivo the first British Open won by Seve Ballesteros, unique in Spanish media.

very generous and generousThroughout his life, Juanjo Castillo gathered the love of many of those around him. Juanjo Castillo had two sisters, María José and Marta (now deceased), in addition to his brother-in-law Dr. Alfredo Ipiens, and his nieces, Eduardo and Marta Ipiens and Gabriella. From these lines, the editorial team of Mundo Deportivo, with whom he had an unbreakable bond, would like to convey his deepest condolences.