La Damm Makes The Dream Come True

He CF Dammwhich celebrates its 70 years of existence in 2024, celebrated this Monday the official presentation of its new Sports City, a dream that came to light after many years. Nobody wanted to miss the event attended by the first personalities from the political sphere – with the president of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, and the mayor of Barcelona, ​​Jaume Collboni – and sports, former players of the club as well as the CEO of Grupo Godó, Carlos Godoand the Director and CEO of Mundo Deportivo, Santi Nolla. was also present, Josep Barconswho was the club’s top leader for 52 years and who, at almost 94 years old, is the Honorary President.

After a presentation of the new facilities, which house two 11-a-side football fields (one of them convertible into two 7-a-side football fields), two buildings, where more than 90 professionals work and which contain medical services, a study classroom and a library, three former club players wanted to be present on this special day: the Girona defender, David Lopez; the Espanyol goalkeeper and Olympic champion, Joan Garcia; and the female youth coach, Ana Barbancho. The Barcelona midfielder also had to be there Marc Casadobut finally he had to enter with a video when he was called up with the Spanish under-21 team.

Congratulations were added to all those present from a distance: Pep Guardiola, Vicente del Bosque, Sergio González, Javi Puado, Gerard Moreno, Maria Pérez, Edu Expósito, Cristian Tello, Koke Resurrección, Sergio Busquets, Andrés Iniesta, Oriol Romeu, Ramon Terrats, Dani Olmo, Xavi Hernández, Luis García and even Leo Messi They had words of affection towards the ‘Estrella’ club.

“Keep the football team”

Then it was the turn of the parliaments. Demetrio Carcellerexecutive president of Damm, highlighted that “30 years ago I assumed the executive presidency of Damm and in the long list of challenges that I encountered there was one that was the permanence of this club over time. My predecessor, Fernando Coll, asked me one thing: ‘keep the football team’. Three decades later, the team has the necessary resources to continue a story of success and improvement, which has already turned 70 years old. I can say with satisfaction, mission accomplished, Fernando.”

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Ramon Agenjoadvisor and secretary of the Board of Damm and president of the club, after explaining the history of how CF Damm emerged, recalled what makes it so special: “It is a training club, highly competitive, 100% free and with very rooted, such as education, civility, generosity, friendship, solidarity and, of course, honesty and effort. We love playing championships and winning them, but we like more that our boys and girls are formed in values ​​and are good citizens.”

And after the speeches of the mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboniand the Excel·lentíssim President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Salvador Illathe button was pressed that revealed the plaque that declared the CF Damm Sports City officially inaugurated.

Soccer afternoon

And once the institutional event was over, the afternoon ended with two soccer games. One between the men’s A youth teams of Damm and Barça, and another between the women’s teams of Damm and Espanyol.