Artemio Franchi

Artemio Franchi
3rd President of UEFA
In office 1973–1983
Preceded by	Gustav Wiederkehr
Succeeded by	Jacques Georges
Personal details
Born	22 January 1922 Florence, Italy
Died	12 August 1983 (aged 61) Siena, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Occupation	Football administrator

Artemio Franchi (Italian pronunciation: [arˈtɛːmjo ˈfraŋki]) (January 22, 1922 - August 12, 1983) was an Italian football administrator.

Biography

He served as the President of the Italian Football Federation (1967-1976, 1978-1980), as the UEFA President (1973-1983), and as a member of the FIFA Executive Committee (1974-1983). He died in a road accident near Siena on 12 August 1983.

The home stadium of ACF Fiorentina and that of A.C. Siena are both named in his honour, as well as the Artemio Franchi Trophy. In 2011 he was posthumously inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame.^[1]

References

1. "Hall of fame, 10 new entry: con Vialli e Mancini anche Facchetti e Ronaldo" [Hall of fame, 10 new entries: with Vialli and Mancini also Facchetti and Ronaldo] (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.