The Simple Past: Biographies

  



Choose either Rafa Nadal or Amancio Ortega and write his biography in your notebook.

 Use the notes below and some other words

that you may need.

 

RAFAEL NADAL

 

-          be born – 3rd June 1986 – Manacor.

-          Coach: his uncle.

-          4 years old: play tennis 2 hours/day

-          child: love playing football

-          leave school when he finish secondary school

-          2001 (15 years old): join professional tennis association

-          2002: play first professional match.

-          2003: play Roland Garros but injury.

-          2004: win Roland Garros. (youngest tennis player).

-          2005: defeat number 1: Roger Federer in Roland Garros.

-          Become most famous sports person in Spain (F. Alonso before).

-          win many tennis awards.

-          sign contract with Nike.

-          2008: won best tennis player in the world.

-          Like: fishing, computer games, formula 1, music.

AMANCIO ORTEGA GAONA

 

-          be born – 1936 – Busdongo de Arbas, León.

-          13 years old: leave school

-          move to Galicia with his family

-          14 years old: work in two famous clothes shop in La Coruña

-          found dressing gown company: Confecciones GOA. Export to Europe.

-          marry – 2 children

-          1975: open first Zara shop in La Coruña.

-          1976: open Zara shops in different regions in Spain.

-          1985: create Inditex group.

-          1990: open shops in Europe, America, Asia and North of Africa.

-          buy Massimo Dutti and Stradivarius.

-          2001: marry Flora Pérez – one daughter.

-          2011: abandon the position of manager of the company.

-          Richest man in Europe – 3rd in the world

-          Ambitious, very observant and perfeccionist.