Jean-Marie Faustin Goedefroid " Joao " de Havelange (May 8, 1916 ? 16 August 2016 ) was a Brazilian association football administrator . He was the 7th President of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association). [1] He was elected to the position in 1974. He resigned in 1998, after 24 years in charge. [2]
He was elected as an honorary president of FIFA in 1998 after he left office. He resigned in 2013 due to "health and personal reasons". [3]
Havelange was a swimmer at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin . He was also part of the team that tied for 13th in water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki . [4]
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