Salvador Gomar, President of the Valencian Community Football Federation (FFCV), parliamentary celebration moment of existence -it’s developing right now- He will make public his defense of the charges against him. embezzlement, fraud and embezzlement As Efe agency reported this week, he is a burden and is being investigated by the prosecutor’s office.
Gomar gave an interview to INFORMATIONAt the editorial office in Alicante, to make sure all accusations are unfounded and they are part of the “feud” of at least two former directors of the FFCV, “Juan Serrano and Enrique Ortolá”, because we removed them from the board to give the entity a fresh air.” According to the president who made this interview shortly before the federation meeting , “The most normal thing is to have all the points confirmed at today’s meeting.as always in our establishment”.
your income
One of the hot topics is exactly what this newspaper announced for the first time last week. President will seek approval of 170,000 gross annual salaries, 17,000 more than it currently charges, but almost 50,000 more than when it started charging. Gomar explains the evolution of his salary: “112,000 salaries were approved at the first meeting of my first legislature in 2019. A grant for professionalization followed from the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and an increase to 153,000 was approved by the end of this year. My salary has increased, yes, but also the responsibilities of the president and The organization’s budget increased from 5 to 13 million euros. We are now proposing that the Valencian federation pay my salary of around 70,000 euros and be responsible for the RFEF subsidy of the remaining 100,000 euros as they do in other regions. In the end, by the way, I am responsible for managing a high net worth that has remained the same since I joined because the money in the box is protected and if I get more it is through the aforementioned subsidy, but it costs less in the Federation.”
Complaints
According to Gomar, this He just assures that the press knows about the accusations he’s making.“Complaints don’t make any sense. It seems unbelievable that people on the board and on the economics committee are accusing me, because they always know everything and know that everything is approved in parliament, on the board and on the economics committee. Now everything is decided this way and we are second in Transparency among all sports federations in Spain, we were 74th before I entered the presidency. They are there, but there are other witnesses. Therefore, in the uneasiness this situation created for me – I have not been accused of any crime and I am a man of harmony – an economic commission decides everything. Any approved invoice goes through it. I have a responsibility, it’s true, so now they’re offering me this salary. We also submit to external audits every year. This year, by the way, without exception”.
Gomar explains “I live from my job at the federation. I understand they pay me very well, but I don’t have any side jobs. and in the end, with Hispaniola’s subsidy, Valencia cost less than before”.
When asked why the FFCV said that his predecessor earned more than Gomar, “Vicente Muñoz received more than 60,000 euros in salary while he was there, but more money was allocated to him through other concepts that I did. Don’t go to enter I greatly appreciate Vicente and about him. I won’t speak ill. I was his secretary for four years” (from 2015 until 2018 when he assumed the presidency).
Alcoyano-Hercules
Gomar does not shy away from anything. The Alcoyano-Hércules incident… Would the Alicante club have benefited from their opponent’s relegation if it had not been approved? “Never, ever. Actually, I just spoke to the head of Hercules yesterday, and he’s okay with the accusations because he knows it’s never possible. El Alcoyano met all the economic requirements and paid his players the year he was promoted to the First RFEF., but the Federation also requested a paperwork for which we are responsible for the previous three years, in which the team also pays all its debts, but only after the deadline. Alcoyano would have been relegated when the match started in the second match, but no one could have come and taken their place, had it not been for this paper, which is not exactly a guarantee and we demanded in the “counterguarantee”. they would remain as one group”.
The head of the FFCV assures: “One club has never benefited more than the other, they are all equal for us and what we will always do is to challenge and support Valencia Community clubs.” so that they are as high as possible”. Gomar adds: “The same thing that previously benefited Alcoyano was done for Elda, Castellón, Ontinyent or Elche. Years ago, when I was not around. This performance has now become a normal practice for clubs to keep their level, and this At the same time, it provides an economic return to their cities.”
“Rubiales called to cheer me up”
“He called me from Qatar, where he was on the Spanish team, to cheer me up,” says Gomar, with the support of RFEF chairman Luis Rubiales, according to the president. The Valencia leader is proud of his work and highlights three milestones since the first legislature. “Before everything, Valenta District, specifically dedicated to women’s football It managed to increase the number of female driver’s licenses by 75% by adding 200 more teams in 4 years. The base of women’s football, which is the pillar of the future, has also tripled.
Second, Gomar underlines: “We doubled the budget, Growing from around 5 million to 13 is a feat of daily work, of seeking resources, of having a loyal image of the Federation, of being second in the Transparency portal of sports federations”.
Finally, the president talks about the developments especially in the competitions. Creation of the Nostra Cup. “At a regional level, it has revolutionized regional football in the Valencian Community with the possibility of the winner qualifying for the qualifying stage of the King’s Cup, as l’Alcora did this year,” he explains, highlighting the competitions. futsal and Liga Comunitat.
For the future, “among our projects To have a new headquarters of the Federation its own sports city. We will definitely place it somewhere in between, in Valencia.”