Association football and politics

The following article lists people notable for their involvement in association football and politics. Two former footballers have led their countries; Ahmed Ben Bella and Kaj Leo Johannesen. Ben Bella played briefly for Marseille during the mid-1940s before leading Algeria in the aftermath of the Algerian War, first as Prime Minister then as President. Johannesen was a goalkeeper, playing four times as a goalkeeper for the Faroe Islands national football team during the 1990s before becoming Prime Minister in 2008. Other footballers to have sought high office include George Weah, who in 2005 was an unsuccessful candidate for the Liberian presidency, and Albert Guðmundsson, who finished third in the 1980 Icelandic presidential election.

List of footballer-politicians

Criteria

The following are people who have played professional and/or international football and have held political office.

Name Country Football Politics Comments Reference
Dimmer, CamilleCamille Dimmer Luxembourg Luxembourg (1957 – 1964) Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg (1989 – 1994)
General Secretary of the Christian Social People's Party (1990 – 1995) 		[1][2]
, PeléPelé Brazil Santos (1956 – 1974)
New York Cosmos (1975 – 1977)
Brazil (1957 – 1971)		 Extraordinary Minister of Sport (1995 – 1998) [3]
Mansour, MustafaMustafa Mansour Egypt Egypt
Al-Ahly
Referee
General Secretary of CAF (1958 – 1961) 		Government minister [4][5][6][7]
Ben Bella, AhmedAhmed Ben Bella Algeria Olympique Marseille (1939 – 1940) Prime Minister of Algeria (1962 – 1963)
President of Algeria (1963 – 1965) 		[8]
Weah, GeorgeGeorge Weah Liberia Liberia Presidential candidate in the 2005 Liberian general election [9]
Rossiter, DonDon Rossiter England Leyton Orient Mayor of Rochester, Kent
Kouyate, Garan FabouGaran Fabou Kouyate Mali
Guðmundsson, AlbertAlbert Guðmundsson Iceland Arsenal
Racing Club
AC Milan 		Presidential candidate in the 1980 Icelandic presidential election
Member of the Althing
Minister of Finance
Minister of Industry
Icelandic Ambassador to France 		Father of Ingi Björn Albertsson [10]
Albertsson, Ingi BjörnIngi Björn Albertsson Iceland Iceland Member of the Althing (1987 – 1995) Son of Albert Guðmundsson [11]
Blokhin, OlegOleg Blokhin Soviet Union, Ukraine Soviet Union
Dynamo Kyiv 		Member of the Parliament of Ukraine [12]
Bilardo, CarlosCarlos Bilardo Argentina San Lorenzo de Almagro
Deportivo Español
Estudiantes 		Buenos Aires Province Secretary of Sports [13]
Bozsik, JózsefJózsef Bozsik Hungary Hungary
Budapest Honvéd FC 		Member of the National Assembly of Hungary (1953 – 1957) [14][15]
Tomochika, ToshiroToshiro Tomochika Japan Ehime FC Diet of Japan (2007 – present)
Jordaan, DannyDanny Jordaan South Africa Member of the Parliament of South Africa (1994 – 1997)
Horton, RandyRandy Horton Bermuda Bermuda
New York Cosmos 		Member of the Parliament of Bermuda (1998 – present)
Di Meco, ÉricÉric Di Meco France France
Marseille
Clegg, WilliamWilliam Clegg England England
Sheffield Wednesday 		Lord Mayor of Sheffield (1898) [16]
Dinamite, RobertoRoberto Dinamite Brazil Brazil
Vasco da Gama 		State Assembly of Rio de Janeiro (1994 – present)
, RomarioRomario Brazil Brazil Senate of Brazil (2010 – present) [17]
, BebetoBebeto Brazil Brazil
Deportivo La Coruña 		[17]
Rivera, GianniGianni Rivera Italy Italy
A.C. Milan 		Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy (1994 – 2001)
Undersecretary for Defense (2000 – 2001)
Member of the European Parliament (2005 – 2009) 		, ,
Kaladze, KakhaKakha Kaladze Georgia Georgia
Dinamo Tbilisi
Dynamo Kyiv
A.C. Milan
Genoa C.F.C.		 Minister of Energy (2012 – present)
Cevallos, José FranciscoJosé Francisco Cevallos Ecuador Ecuador
Barcelona SC
Once Caldas
Deportivo Azogues
LDU Quito 		Ecuadorian Minister of Sports (2011 – present) [18]
Kosecki, RomanRoman Kosecki Poland Poland (1998 – 1995) Member of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (2007 – ?) [19]
Pavlyuchenko, RomanRoman Pavlyuchenko Russia Russia
Tottenham Hotspur 		Member of Stavropol regional council [20]
Johannesen, Kaj LeoKaj Leo Johannesen Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands [21]
Camara, TitiTiti Camara Guinea Guinea
Saint-Étienne
Lens
Marseille
Liverpool
West Ham United
Al-Ittihad
Al-Siliya
Amiens		 Minister of Sport [22]
Irrgang, DetlefDetlef Irrgang Germany Energie Cottbus Councillor in Cottbus for the CDU
, ZicoZico Brazil Brazil Minister of Sport (1990) [23]
McKinna, LawrieLawrie McKinna Scotland, Australia Kilmarnock Mayor of the City of Gosford (2012 – present) [24]
Edwards, AlistairAlistair Edwards Australia Australia (1991 – 1997) Councillor of City of Cockburn (2000 – 2005)
Şükür, HakanHakan Şükür Turkey Turkey
Sakaryaspor
Bursaspor
Galatasaray
Torino
Inter
Parma
Blackburn Rovers 		Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (2011-) [25]
Wilmots, MarcMarc Wilmots Belgium Belgium (1990 – 2002)
Belgium manager (2012 – present)
Sint-Truiden
Mechelen
Standard Liège
Schalke 04
Bordeaux 		Member of Belgian Senate (2003 – 2005) [26]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY". Maltasport.com. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  3. ↑ Bellos, Alex (25 November 2001). "Pele slips from Brazil pedestal". The Observer. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  4. ↑ Shaheen, Amr (3 May 2002). "1934: The flying Egyptian". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  5. ↑ Shaheen, Amr (24 July 2002). "Trailblazing keeper Mansour dies". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  6. ↑ "General Assemblies and history". Cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 12 October 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  7. ↑ "MEMORIES: Keeper Mustafa great pair of hands". Evening Times (Herald & Times Group). 3 September 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  8. ↑ "Fiche de Ahmed Ben Bella". OM-Passion.com (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  9. ↑ Soares, Claire (27 November 2005). "10 Questions for Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf". Time. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  10. ↑ "Albert Guðmundsson (Albert Sigurður)" (in Icelandic). Alþingi. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  11. ↑ "Ingi Björn Albertsson" (in Icelandic). Alþingi. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  12. ↑ Hughes, Rob (16 October 2009). "UEFA's Platini Displays Some Deft Moves". New York Times. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  13. ↑ Ley, John (18 November 2008). "Argentina '86: Where are they now?". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  14. ↑ Glanville, Brian (19 November 2006). "Peerless Puskas". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  15. ↑ "József Bozsik". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  16. ↑ Vincent, John (23 May 2011). "Match knights". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  17. 1 2 Chandler, Helen (30 November 2010). "Brazil's World Cup heroes swap football for politics". CNN. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  18. ↑ "Señor ministro – José Francisco Cevallos asumió el Ministerio del Deporte oficialmente". futbolecuador.com (in Spanish) (Quito, Ecuador). 26 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  19. ↑ "Posłowie VI kadencji" (in Polish). Sejm of the Republic of Poland. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  20. ↑ Gripper, Anne (14 October 2008). "Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko wins seat in Russian council election". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  21. ↑ Corless, Damian (11 April 2009). "Now he's away with the Faroes". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  22. ↑ "Former Liverpool and West Ham striker Titi Camara named sports minister for Guinea". Daily Mail. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  23. ↑ "The Perils of Pelé". New York Times. 29 December 1994. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  24. ↑ Collins, Terry (25 September 2012). "First time councillor Lawrie McKinna elected mayor of Gosford Council". Express Advocate (News Community Media). Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  25. ↑ "Hakan Şükür urged to quit Parliament, not only ruling AKP Movesurl=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/hakan-sukur-urged-to-quit-parliament-not-only-ruling-akp.aspx?pageID=238&nID=59753&NewsCatID=338". Hurriyet. 17 December 2013.
  26. ↑ Marc Wilmots - MR, retrieved 4 June 2014
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