Carlo Tavecchio (13 July 1943 – 28 January 2023) was an Italian politician, sports executive, and administrator.

Career

For four legislatures, he held the office of Mayor of Ponte Lambro. For 15 years, he was president of an amateur company. From 1987 to 1992, he was Director of the Regional Committee of Lombardy. From 1992 to 1996, he was Vice President of the

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. Since 1996, he was Chairman of the Regional Committee of Lombardy. From 1999 to 2014, he held the position of President of the Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. On 11 August 2014, Tavecchio was appointed president of the

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. On 6 March 2017, Tavecchio was re elected as president of the Italian Football Federation for a second term. On 21 April 2017, Tavecchio was nominated commissioner of the

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. On 20 November 2017, Tavecchio resigned as Italian Football Federation president, seven days after Italy failed to qualify for the

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, the first time they failed to qualify for the World Cup since 1958.

Personal life and death

Tavecchio was married, with one daughter.Tavecchio CV

(in Italian) He died on 28 January 2023, at the age of 79.

Controversies

On 7 October 2014, Tavecchio was banned by

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for racist remarks for six months: Tavecchio was not allowed to hold any position in UEFA, and was barred from the UEFA Congress of March 2015. On 1 November 2015, an audio tape of Tavecchio became public, in which he disparaged

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and gays.

Criminal record

Tavecchio was tried and convicted five times since 1970. *In 1970, he was sentenced to four months for forgery of credit title *In 1994, he was sentenced to twenty eight months two days for tax evasion and

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*In 1996, he was sentenced to three months for failure to pay social security deductions and insurance *In 1998, he was sentenced to three months for omission or falsification of reports *In 1998, he was sentenced to three months for abuse of office for violation of anti-pollution regulations

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tavecchio, Carlo 1943 births 2023 deaths Association football executives Italian football chairmen and investors Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians Sportspeople from Monza