Jiang Lizhang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Jiǎng.
Jiang Lizhang
蒋立章
Born27 October 1981
Occupationbusinessman
Known forowner of Granada CF

Jiang Lizhang (Chinese: 蒋立章; born October 27, 1981, in Fu'an) is a Chinese businessman who owns Granada CF in Spain's La Liga, having bought a controlling stake for over €37m.[1] He was also a part-owner of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves, having bought 5% of the franchise for around €45m in 2016,[2][3] before Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor bought back the 5% of the team's stake from Jiang in February 2019.[4] He founded Desports in 2004 and sold the sports marketing company in 2015,[5] while staying in an executive position.[6] In January 2017, he bought 90% of Chongqing Dangdai Lifan F.C. He bought 60% of Parma Calcio 1913, having bought his stake in June 2017, but sold that entire stake to the Krause Group in 2020. He is also the investor of Portuguese football club Tondela.[7][8]

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  2. ^ "Sources: Wolves sell shares to China's Jiang". ESPN.com. 2016-06-27. Archived from the original on 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  3. ^ "蒋立章入股森林狼 成NBA首位中国老板". NBA 中国. Archived from the original on 12 March 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. ^ "T'Wolves' Taylor Buys Back 5% Of Team Stake From Chinese Investor". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  5. ^ http://www.desports.com.cn/en/About/History.aspx Archived 2019-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Devincenzi, Francesca (2017-06-23). "Desports, tutto ciò che dovete sapere". ParmaPress24 (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  7. ^ "Chinese owner of Granada, Jiang, goes missing in action leaving a pile of debt". Inside World Football. 2020-09-25. Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  8. ^ Omnisport. "Behind Granada's rise - Unity, Andalusian grit and one of European football's great transfer gurus". www.sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 2022-04-19. Retrieved 2022-04-19.