Gerhard Aigner (born 1 September 1943 in
Regensburg,
Bavaria
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, Germany) is a retired football executive. Aigner became on 22 September 1989 General Secretary of
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 governance in association football. It governs foo ...
. The position of the General Secretary was renamed to Chief Executive on 3 March 1999. He retired from the post at on 7 November 2003.
Since 2006, Gerhard Aigner was a board member of
Euro-Sportring and in 2010 he became the chairman.
Euro-Sportring is a non-profit foundation that organizes international sports tournaments in Europe, particularly for youth teams of amateur clubs.
Aigner is an honorary member of UEFA.
See also
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Erich Gehbauer
References
Association football executives
1943 births
People from Regensburg
Living people
UEFA officials
Businesspeople from Bavaria
German sports executives and administrators
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