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In [[2011–12 Segunda División|2011–12]], the team achieved promotion back to [[La Liga]] as runners-up.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cudeiro |first1=Juan L. |title=“¡Solo hay un Mouriño y no es portugués!”|trans-title="There's only one Mouriño and he isn't Portuguese!" |url=https://elpais.com/deportes/2012/06/04/actualidad/1338838881_399057.html |access-date=24 February 2023 |work=[[El País]] |date=5 June 2012 |language=Spanish}}</ref> Mouriño surpassed Gómez's record in March 2017 as the longest-serving president of Celta.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mouriño se convierte en el presidente que más tiempo ha estado al frente del Celta|trans-title=Mouriño becomes the longest-serving president of Celta|url=https://www.farodevigo.es/celta-de-vigo/2017/03/11/mourino-convierte-presidente-tiempo-frente-16363356.html |access-date=24 February 2023 |work=Faro de Vigo |date=11 March 2017 |language=Spanish}}</ref> In November 2022, approaching his 80th birthday, he declared that he would remain in the presidency until at least the club's centenary in August.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Valero |first1=Rafa |title=Carlos Mouriño seguirá en la presidencia, al menos, hasta el centenario|trans-title=Carlos Mouriño will continue in the presidency, at least, until the centenary|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/celta/2022/11/22/637cfa67268e3e61338b45ba.html |access-date=24 February 2023 |work=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]] |date=22 November 2022 |language=Spanish}}</ref>
Mouriño clashed with [[Abel Caballero]], the mayor of Vigo from the [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party]] (PSOE). Caballero's administration refused to sell or lease the [[Balaídos]] stadium to the club and also refused planning permission for Mouriño's plan to build a training and commercial centre in nearby [[Mos, Spain|Mos]]. In 2018, the club issued an instruction for no director to interact with Caballero during matches.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sánchez-Flor |first1=Ulises |title=Guerra civil en Vigo: el Celta le hace el vacío al alcalde en el partido ante el Barcelona|trans-title=Civil war in Vigo: Celta blank the mayor in the game against Barcelona |url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/deportes/futbol/2018-04-17/celta-carlos-mourino-abel-caballero-guerra_1551301/ |access-date=14 July 2024 |work=[[El Confidencial]] |date=17 April 2018 |language=Spanish}}</ref> Mouriño threatened to relocate the club during his feud with the mayor.<ref>{{cite news |title=Órdago de Carlos Mouriño: amenaza con llevar al Celta fuera de Vigo|trans-title=Carlos Mouriño's order: he threatens to take Celta out of Vigo |url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/deportes/futbol/liga/2017-04-07/carlos-mourino-abel-caballero-celta-vigo-estadio-ciudad-deportiva_1363280/ |access-date=14 July 2024 |work=El Confidencial |date=7 April 2017 |language=Spanish}}</ref> Mouriño was criticised by fans in 2019 for politicising the club by hosting events for the [[People's Party (Spain)|People's Party]] inside the headquarters.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Valero |first1=Rafa |title=Aficionados se manifiestan delante de la sede del Celta por un acto político|trans-title=Fans protest in front of Celta's headquarters because of a political event |url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/celta/2019/02/14/5c65ba5f268e3eb5378b45a5.html |access-date=14 July 2024 |work=Marca |date=14 February 2019 |language=Spanish}}</ref>
In 2019, Mouriño's club signed [[Santi Mina]], a player who they had previously sold to [[Valencia CF]]. Mina was convicted of sexual abuse in 2022. The following year, he said of the player "Santi Mina has had a problem, but he doesn't stop being an academy player, apart from [the crime], which is 100% condemnable, we don't have any problem with him".<ref>{{cite news |title=El presidente del Celta sobre Santi Mina: «Ha tenido un problema, pero no deja de ser un jugador canterano»|trans-title=Celta president on Santi Mina: "He has had a problem, but he doesn't stop being an academy player"|url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/gradario/2023/06/19/celta-negocia-rescision-ano-resta-santi-mina/00031687179695934206902.htm |access-date=14 July 2024 |work=La Voz de Galicia |date=19 June 2023 |language=Spanish}}</ref> He was criticised for this statement by the president of the club's federation of fans, and by local feminist groups.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vázquez Varela |first1=Pablo |title=O feminismo galego indignado co presidente do Celta por chamar “problema” a unha condena por abuso sexual|trans-title=Galician feminism up in arms with Celta president for calling a sexual abuse conviction a "problem" |url=https://www.elsaltodiario.com/violencia-machista/feminismo-galego-indignado-presidente-celta-chama-problema-delito-abuso |access-date=14 July 2024 |work=El Salto |date=20 June 2023 |language=Galician}}</ref> Mouriño said that he regretted not inserting a clause in Mina's contract allowing Celta to fire him if found guilty, an application that would be legal in Spain.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Corrigan |first1=Dermot |title=The case of Santi Mina: Guilty of sexual assault yet still playing football |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3538157/2022/08/27/santi-mina-celta-saudi-arabia/ |access-date=14 July 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=27 August 2022}}</ref>
Mouriño had a public dispute with player [[Denis Suárez]] in the summer of 2022 as the midfielder allegedly turned down four offers to play elsewhere for more money, as Celta looked to sell him due to his high wages.<ref>{{cite news |last1=May |first1=Sam |title=Arsenal flop Denis Suarez blasted by Celta Vigo president for ‘wanting to harm club’ by refusing to leave despite FOUR transfer offers |url=https://talksport.com/football/1159421/arsenal-flop-denis-suarez-blasted-by-celta-vigo-president-transfer/ |access-date=14 July 2024 |publisher=[[Talksport]] |date=29 July 2022}}</ref> Mouriño had wanted to sell Suárez for over a year beforehand, due to disputes with the player's agent.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sánchez-Flor |first1=Ulises |title=El vergonzoso chantaje del Celta a Denis Suárez por un niño que fichó por el Madrid|trans-title=Celta's shameful blackmail of Denis Suárez because of a boy who signed for Real Madrid|url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/deportes/futbol/2021-09-12/denis-suarez-celta-carlos-mourino-bryan-bugarin_3285554/ |access-date=14 July 2024 |work=El Confidencial |date=12 September 2021 |language=Spanish}}</ref>
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