List of Presidents of UEFA
President of UEFA | |
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Inaugural holder | Ebbe Schwartz |
Formation | 22 June 1954 |
Website | Official website |
The following is a list of presidents of UEFA, the European association football governing body.
Presidents of UEFA
Presidency | Name | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Nationality |
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1 | Ebbe Schwartz | 22 June 1954 | 17 April 1962 | 7 years, 299 days | Denmark |
2 | Gustav Wiederkehr | 17 April 1962 | 7 July 1972 | 10 years, 76 days | Switzerland |
Acting | Sándor Barcs | 7 July 1972 | 15 March 1973 | 251 days | Hungary |
3 | Artemio Franchi | 15 March 1973 | 12 August 1983 | 10 years, 150 days | Italy |
4 | Jacques Georges | 12 August 1983[1] | 19 April 1990[2] | 6 years, 250 days | France |
5 | Lennart Johansson | 19 April 1990 | 26 January 2007 | 16 years, 282 days | Sweden |
6 | Michel Platini | 26 January 2007 | 8 October 2015 (suspended)[3] 21 December 2015 (banned for 4 years)[4][5][6] |
8 years, 255 days | France |
Acting | Ángel María Villar | 9 October 2015 | 14 September 2016 | 341 days | Spain |
7 | Aleksander Čeferin | 14 September 2016 | Incumbent | 340 days | Slovenia |
- Notes
- Jacques Georges served as interim president before being elected on 26 June 1984.
- The title of Honorary President was conferred to Jacques Georges upon leaving office until his death in 2004.
- The title of Honorary President was conferred to Lennart Johansson upon leaving office.
See also
- List of Presidents of FIFA
- List of Presidents of AFC
- List of Presidents of CAF
- List of Presidents of CONCACAF
- List of Presidents of CONMEBOL
- List of Presidents of OFC
References
- ↑ "Under the electoral banner" (PDF), UEFA Direct (105): 4, 2011
- ↑ "20 years ago" (PDF), UEFA Direct (97): 4, 2010
- ↑ Angel Maria Villar will be interim president of UEFA
- ↑ "Sepp Blatter & Michel Platini lose Fifa appeals but bans reduced". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ↑ Rise and fall of Michel Platini - the self-proclaimed 'football man' who forgot the meaning of integrity - The Telegraph
- ↑ Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini given eight-year FIFA bans - ESPN FC
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