Ebbe Schwartz

Ebbe Schwartz

1st President of UEFA
In office 1954–1962
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Gustav Wiederkehr
Personal details
Born	(1901-05-03)3 May 1901 Frederiksberg, Denmark
Died	19 October 1964(1964-10-19) (aged 63) Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Nationality	Danish
Occupation	Football administrator

Ebbe Schwartz (3 May 1901 – 19 October 1964) was a Danish football administrator.

Career

From 1950 until his death in 1964 he was president of the Danish Football Association (the DBU).
He served as UEFA President (1954-1962).
From 1962 until 1964 he was a member of the executive committee and vice-president of the world football federation FIFA.

Preceded by (none)	President of UEFA 1954–1962	Succeeded by Gustav Wiederkehr

Presidents of UEFA

Ebbe Schwartz (1954–1962) Gustav Wiederkehr (1962–1972) Artemio Franchi (1973–1983) Jacques Georges (1983–1990) Lennart Johansson (1990–2007) Michel Platini (2007–2015) Ángel María Villar (2015–present, acting)

Presidents of FIFA AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC

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