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José Rico Pérez (13 March 1918 in Daya Nueva – 6 July 2010 in Alacant) was a Spanish businessman who was chairman of the Spanish football club Hércules CF from 1971 until 1985.
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During Rico's tenure Hércules went through the most successful era in their history spending eight consecutive seasons in the Primera Liga between 1974 and 1982, which included a fifth placed finish during the 1974–75 season .[1]
Rico was also instrumental in helping Alacant become one of the cities of the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain,[2] and the stadium of the city is named as him.