- PROFILE
- PROFESSIONAL
- Presidencies
President of Unió de Federacions Esportives de Catalunya (UFEC).
President of Federació Catalana de Vela.
President of the International Patin Sailing Association (ADIPAV) i Secretari Nacional de la CPVB.
- Gerard Esteva.
- WITH THE
- LOOKING
- FOCUSED
- ON THE FUTURE
- OF THE SPORT
- IN CATALONIA
My professional career is always in contact with sport and with my vocation to lead large sports organizations.
- President of the Unió de Federacions Esportives de Catalunya (UFEC)
- PRESENT TIME
Since 2014, as president of the UFEC, I have been leading more than 30 projects for the defense and improvement of Catalan sport, and of the entire sports sector. Generally. I have promoted programs for the employment inclusion of young people at risk of social exclusion through sports activity or for the certification of the ethical and responsible management of sports entities. In 2022, we have led the first International Women’s Sports Congress, we have recovered the Catalan Sports Fair and we have also consolidated the presence of federated sports in the world with Esport+, the new OTT of Catalan sports .
- BEGINNINGS
In 2013, I was elected 1st Vice-President of the Unió de Federacions Esportives de Catalunya (2013) to contribute to the objectives of this institution, which are: Promote and represent federated sport in Catalonia; collaborate and participate with public bodies and private entities in the development and improvement of sport in general; to encourage and promote the activities of the Catalan sports teams, of the federated sports clubs and of their athletes, both at regional and international level and, finally, to project Catalonia as a sporting country.
- President of the Federació Catalana de Vela
I have been a member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation since 2004, as well as a member of the delegated commission and the assembly of this entity, since 2009.
On May 29, 2009, after a hard-fought electoral race, I won the elections of the Catalan Sailing Federation. My candidacy was presented with a forceful program called “We Hoist the Sail of Change” (Hisem la Vela del Canvi) that bet on turning the Federation into an entity focused on providing services to clubs, schools and athletes. Complying with the objective set out in my first candidacy and exceeding by far the milestones set, I was re-elected as President of the Catalan Sailing Federation, on January 16, 2013, as a single candidacy and with the support of 95% of guarantees
- President of the ADIPAV and National Secretary of the CPVB
I organized the Volta Menorca in 2006 and 2008, a traditional Pátí de Vela regatta that borders the island of Menorca. This test, in which the results are not the most important thing, is characterized by its adventurous spirit, it is held every two years, the first edition being in 2006.
I was National Secretary of Patín de Vela and President of ADIPAV (International Patin Sailing Association) from 2004 to 2009. During these 5 years of mandate, the association saw the number of members increase by five, lived the greatest media impact in its history and provided important own resources that allowed it to organize high-level regattas and stimulate the activity of the junior class. For all this, in 2012 I was named Honorary President of the organization at just 28 years old.
- Author of written work
Time to decide, time to add up
Barcelona: UFEC, june 2015, p. 130.
ISBN 978-84-92931-50-70.
What is windsurfing, in: Navigating in windsurfing
Barcelona: Paidotribo, 2007, p. 12-30.
ISBN 9788480199353.
