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Artemio Franchi
Artemio Franchi () (8 January 1922 – 12 August 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 The Italian Football Hall of Fame ( it, Hall of Fame del calcio italiano) is the hall of fame for association football players that have had a significant impact on Italian football. It is housed at the '' Museo del Calcio'' in Coverciano, Ital .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Franchi, Artemio 1922 births 1983 deaths Sportspeople from Florence Presidents of UEFA Association football executives Road incident deat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sándor Barcs
Sándor Barcs (10 November 1912 – 7 January 2010) was a Hungarian journalist, politician, sports executive and amateur footballer. He was the Acting President of UEFA between July 1972 and March 1973. In 2003, Sándor Dorogi, on behalf of the MTI news agency, presented him with the "Golden Ring" award, which met with a divided response in journalistic circles due to the honoree's not uncontroversial political past (he was, among other things, a presiding judge at the show trial and co-signer of the death sentence against László Rajk). References , - , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Barcs, Sandor 1912 births 2010 deaths People from Szeged People from the Kingdom of Hungary Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party politicians Members of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1947–1949) Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1949–1953) Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1953–1958) Mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadio Artemio Franchi (Siena)
The Stadio Artemio Franchi is a football stadium in Florence, Italy. It is currently the home of ACF Fiorentina. The old nickname of the stadium was "Comunale." When it was first constructed, it was known as the ''Stadio Giovanni Berta'', after Florentine fascist Giovanni Berta. The stadium was officially opened on 13 September 1931 with a match between Fiorentina and Admira Wien (1–0), though it took until 1932 for the stadium to be completely finished and currently holds 47,282. The architect is Pier Luigi Nervi (known for the Nervi Hall in the Vatican) and it is one of the most relevant examples of 20th-century architecture in the city. It hosted some of the matches of the 1934 World Cup, as well as football preliminaries for the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. In 1945, it hosted the Spaghetti Bowl between American service teams. The stadium is built entirely of reinforced concrete with a 70 metre (230 ft) tower that bears the stadium's flagstaff. The tower is call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football Executives
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Presidents Of UEFA
The following is a list of presidents of UEFA, the European association football governing body. Presidents of UEFA ;Notes * Jacques Georges served as interim president before being elected on 26 June 1984. * The title of Honorary President was conferred to Jacques Georges upon leaving office until his death in 2004. * The title of Honorary President was conferred to Lennart Johansson upon leaving office until his death in 2019. See also * List of association football competitions *List of presidents of FIFA *List of presidents of AFC * List of presidents of CAF *List of presidents of CONCACAF *List of presidents of CONMEBOL * List of presidents of OFC Notes References External linksUEFA – ''Past presidents'' {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Presidents Of Uefa Presidents of UEFA UEFA Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportspeople From Florence
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1983 Deaths
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1922 Births
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List Of Presidents Of UEFA
The following is a list of presidents of UEFA, the European association football governing body. Presidents of UEFA ;Notes * Jacques Georges served as interim president before being elected on 26 June 1984. * The title of Honorary President was conferred to Jacques Georges upon leaving office until his death in 2004. * The title of Honorary President was conferred to Lennart Johansson upon leaving office until his death in 2019. See also *List of association football competitions *List of presidents of FIFA *List of presidents of AFC *List of presidents of CAF *List of presidents of CONCACAF *List of presidents of CONMEBOL *List of presidents of OFC Notes References External linksUEFA – ''Past presidents'' {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Presidents Of Uefa Presidents of UEFA UEFA Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Football Hall Of Fame
The Italian Football Hall of Fame ( it, Hall of Fame del calcio italiano) is the hall of fame for association football players that have had a significant impact on Italian football. It is housed at the ''Museo del Calcio'' in Coverciano, Italy. History and regulations The Hall of Fame was established by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) and Football Museum Foundation ( it, Fondazione Museo del Calcio) in 2011 to celebrate football personalities that "had an unforgettable impact on the history of Italian football". It aims to promote the heritage, history, culture and values of Italian football. Since 2011, new members are added every year and are divided into categories: ''Italian player'' (retired for at least two seasons), ''Italian coach'' (with at least 15 years of activity), ''Italian veteran'' (retired for at least 25 years), ''Foreign player'' (retired for at least two seasons and that has played in Italy for at least five seasons), ''Italian referee'' (retired for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artemio Franchi Trophy
Artemio is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Artemio Franchi (1922–1983), Italian football administrator *Artemio Lomboy Rillera (1947–2011), the Roman Catholic bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines * Artemio Panganiban (born 1936), the 21st Supreme Court Chief Justice of the Philippines *Artemio Reyes (born 1986), Mexican-American professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division *Artemio Ricarte (1866–1945), Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine–American War *Comrade Artemio, the alias of the man believed by many to be the current leader of the Shining Path, a Maoist guerrilla group in Peru See also * Artemio Franchi Trophy, competition between the champions of the European Football Championship and the Copa América *BRP Artemio Ricarte (PS-37), one of the three Jacinto class of corvettes in the Philippine Navy * Stadio Artemio Franchi, football stadium in Florence, Italy * Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as Fiorentina (), is an Italian professional football club based in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original team was founded by a merger in August 1926, while the actual club was refounded in August 2002 following bankruptcy. Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A seasons. Fiorentina has won two Italian Championships, in 1955–56 and again in 1968–69, as well as six Coppa Italia trophies and one Supercoppa Italiana. On the European stage, Fiorentina won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1960–61 and lost the final one year later. They finished runners-up in the 1956–57 European Cup, losing against Real Madrid, and also came close to winning the 1989–90 UEFA Cup, finishing as runners-up against Juventus after losing the first leg in Turin and drawing in the second one in Avellino. Fiorentina is one of the fifteen European teams tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Georges
Jacques Georges (30 May 1916 – 25 February 2004) was the president of the French Football Federation (FFF) from 1968 until 1972 and the 4th president of UEFA (1983–1990). Biography In April 1989, he caused controversy by describing a minority of Liverpool F.C. supporters as "beasts", wrongly believing that hooliganism was the cause of the Hillsborough disaster which ultimately resulted in the deaths of 97 of the English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ... club's fans. He issued a swift apology for his comments upon discovering that hooliganism did not cause the tragedy. He died in February 2004 at the age of 88. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Georges, Jacques 1916 births 2004 deaths HEC Paris alumni Presidents of UEFA Sportspeople from Vosges (depa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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