Joao Havelange

Joao Havelange
Joao Havelange
	Joao Havelange in 2010
7th President of FIFA
	In office ; 1974?1998
Preceded by	Stanley Rous
Succeeded by	Sepp Blatter
Personal details
Born	Jean-Marie Faustin Goedefroid de Havelange ; 8 May 1916 ; Rio de Janeiro , RJ , Brazil
Died	16 August 2016 (age 100) ; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian

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]

Honors [ change | change source ]

Cavalier of the Legion d'honneur ^[5]
Order of Special Merit in Sports ^[5]
Commander of the Cavaliers of the Order of Infante D. Henrique ^[5]
Cavalier of the Order of Vasa ^[5]
Grand Cross of Elizabeth the Catholic ^[5]

References [ change | change source ]

↑ "FIFA Presidents" . FIFA. Archived from the original on 2011-06-22 . Retrieved 2013-12-19 .
↑ "Uefa chief backs Germany" . BBC News . Retrieved 2013-12-19 .
↑ "Joao Havelange, Fifa's honorary president, resigns over bribes" . BBC News . Retrieved 2013-12-19 .
↑ "Joao Havelange Bio" . Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18 . Retrieved 2013-12-19 .
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 "Joao Havelange confirmed for Soccerex in Rio" . Soccerex. Archived from the original on 2010-12-04 . Retrieved 2013-12-19 .

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[1] "FIFA Presidents" . FIFA. Archived from the original on 2011-06-22 . Retrieved 2013-12-19 .

[2] "Uefa chief backs Germany" . BBC News . Retrieved 2013-12-19 .

[3] "Joao Havelange, Fifa's honorary president, resigns over bribes" . BBC News . Retrieved 2013-12-19 .

[4] "Joao Havelange Bio" . Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18 . Retrieved 2013-12-19 .

[Awards-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 "Joao Havelange confirmed for Soccerex in Rio" . Soccerex. Archived from the original on 2010-12-04 . Retrieved 2013-12-19 .

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