Javier Tebas

Nationality: Spanish
Date of birth: 31 July 1962
Executive Committee member since: 2021

Javier Tebas Medrano holds a law degree from the University of Zaragoza. He has been a practising lawyer since 1987, and founded his own legal firm, specialising in company law and, subsequently, in sports and bankruptcy law.

Tebas' direct involvement in football began in 1993, when he was named president of Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, a position he held until 1998. He later served as a board member at C.D. Badajoz S.A.D. and C.D. Toledo S.A.D. before being elected vice-president of Spain’s LaLiga in 2001. He has been LaLiga president since 2013, and has been re-elected twice, in 2016 and again for a further four-year term in 2019.

Tebas's tenure as LaLiga president has revolved around core areas such as the introduction of a financial controls system to enable clubs to restructure their finances, and the collective sale of audiovisual rights aiming at the balanced boosting of clubs' revenue. In April 2021, Tebas became representative of European Leagues on the UEFA Executive Committee.