Àlvar Presta
Àlvar Presta | |
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| Born | Àlvar Presta i Torns 18 February 1868 |
| Died | 23 December 1933 (aged 65) |
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| Known for | President of FC Barcelona |
| 11th President of FC Barcelona | |
| In office 30 June 1914 – 29 September 1914 | |
| Preceded by | Francesc de Moxò |
| Succeeded by | Joaquim Peris de Vargas |
| 1st President of the Catalan Athletics Federation | |
| In office 2 September 1915 – 14 January 1917 | |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Garcia Alsina |
Àlvar Presta i Torns, sometimes mentioned as Álvaro Presta (18 February 1868 – 23 December 1933), was a Spanish doctor and sports executive, who served as the 11th president of the football club FC Barcelona in 1914 as well as the first president of the Catalan Athletics Federation between 1915 and 1917.
The outstanding role he acquired in the Barcelona society of his time due to his prestige as a doctor, led him to preside over some of the most respected institutions in the city from a medical and social point of view, such as the Barcelona Society of Friends of Instruction in 1908, the Academy of Hygiene of Catalonia from 1913 to 1916, Academy of Medical Sciences from 1918 and 1920, and the Doctors' Union of Catalonia in December 1926.