List of Presidents of UEFA

President of UEFA
Incumbent
Ángel María Villar (Acting)
since 8 October 2015
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 Nationality
1 Ebbe Schwartz 22 June 1954[1] 17 April 1962[2]  Denmark
2 Gustav Wiederkehr 17 April 1962[2] 7 July 1972†[2]   Switzerland
Acting Sándor Barcs 7 July 1972 15 March 1973  Hungary
3 Artemio Franchi 15 March 1973[2] 12 August 1983†[3]  Italy
4 Jacques Georges 12 August 1983††[4] 19 April 1990[5]  France
5 Lennart Johansson 19 April 1990[5][6] 26 January 2007†[7]  Sweden
6 Michel Platini 26 January 2007[8] 8 October 2015 (suspended)[9]
21 December 2015 (banned for 6 years)[10][11][12]		  France
Acting Ángel María Villar 8 October 2015[9] Incumbent  Spain
Notes

Position was vacant from 7 July 1972 through 15 March 1973.
† Indicates that the title of Honorary President was conferred upon leaving office.
†† Served as interim president before being elected in June 1984.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1954–1962: Birth of UEFA". Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "1962–1978: Years of development". Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Artemio Franchi honoured in Florence". Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "Under the electoral banner" (PDF), UEFA Direct (105), 2011: 4
  5. 1 2 "20 years ago" (PDF), UEFA Direct (97), 2010: 4
  6. ↑ "1978–2000: Ongoing change". Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  7. ↑ "2007-to date: A new era begins". Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  8. ↑ "Michel Platini". Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  9. 1 2 Angel Maria Villar will be interim president of UEFA
  10. ↑ "Sepp Blatter & Michel Platini lose Fifa appeals but bans reduced". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  11. ↑ Rise and fall of Michel Platini - the self-proclaimed 'football man' who forgot the meaning of integrity - The Telegraph
  12. ↑ Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini given eight-year FIFA bans - ESPN FC

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