Robert Guérin

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Robert Guérin

1st President of FIFA
In office May 22, 1904 – June 4,1906
Preceded by	-
Succeeded by	Daniel Burley Woolfall
Personal details
Born	Robert Guérin 28 June 1876
Died	19 March 1952 (aged 75)
Nationality	French
Occupation	Football administrator

Robert Guérin (28 June 1876 –19 March 1952) was a French journalist and the 1st President and founder of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association. A journalist with Le Matin newspaper, Guerin was actively involved in football through his role as secretary of the Football Department of the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques. He brought together representatives of the first seven member countries in Paris for the signing of FIFA's foundation act and agreement of the first FIFA statutes. On 22 May 1904, Guerin - then just 28 - was elected president at the inaugural FIFA Congress and remained in his post for two years, during which time another eight associations came on board, including the English Football Association.

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History of FIFA FIFA Anthem FIFA Congress list FIFA Executive Committee FIFA headquarters Football at the Summer Olympics

Confederations	AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA

Men's tournaments	FIFA World Cup FIFA Confederations Cup FIFA U-20 World Cup FIFA U-17 World Cup FIFA Club World Cup FIFA Futsal World Cup FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup

Women's tournaments	FIFA Women's World Cup FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Presidents	Robert Guérin (1904–1906) Daniel Burley Woolfall (1906–1918) Jules Rimet (1921–1954) Rodolphe Seeldrayers (1954–1955) Arthur Drewry (1955–1961) Stanley Rous (1961–1974) João Havelange (1974–1998) Sepp Blatter (1998–present)

General Secretaries	Louis Muhlinghaus (1904–1906) Wilhelm Hirschman (1906–1931) Ivo Schricker (1932–1951) Kurt Gassmann (1951–1960) Helmut Käser (1961–1981) Sepp Blatter (1981–1998) Michel Zen-Ruffinen (1998–2002) Urs Linsi (2002–2007) Jérôme Valcke (2007–present)

Awards	FIFA 100 FIFA Ballon d'Or FIFA Club of the Century FIFA Development Award FIFA Fair Play Award FIFA Female Player of the Century FIFA Order of Merit FIFA Player of the Century FIFA Presidential Award FIFA Puskás Award FIFA World Coach of the Year FIFA World Cup All-Time Team FIFA World Cup Dream Team FIFA World Cup awards FIFA World Player of the Year

Rankings	FIFA World Rankings FIFA World Ranking system (1999–2006) FIFA World Rankings Yearly Top 10 FIFA Women's World Rankings

Others	FIFA (video game series) List of FIFA country codes FIFA Disciplinary Code FIFA Fan Fest FIFA Futbol Mundial FIFA International Match Calendar FIFA International Referees List FIFA Master FIFA World Cup Trophy

Persondata
Name	Guerin, Robert
Alternative names
Short description	President of FIFA
Date of birth	1876
Place of birth
Date of death	1952
Place of death

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