Ramón Jesurún Franco (other spelling: Ramón Jesurún, born in
Barranquilla
Barranquilla () is the capital district of Atlántico Department in Colombia. It is located near the Caribbean Sea and is the largest city and third port in the Caribbean Coast region; as of 2018 it had a population of 1,206,319, making it Col ...
,
Colombia on 30 November 1952) is a Colombian football official.
He is the current 1st Vice President of the
South American Football Confederation (
CONMEBOL).
In addition to that, since November 2015, he has been the President of the
Colombian Football Federation
The Colombian Football Federation (in es, Federación Colombiana de Fútbol) is the governing body of football in Colombia. It was founded in 1924 and has been affiliated to FIFA since 1936. It is a member of CONMEBOL and is in charge of the Col ...
(FCF).
Prior to this, from 2006 to 2015, he served as President of the Colombian
Dimayor, which runs Colombian professional football.
Since 2016, he has been a member of the
FIFA Council
The FIFA Council (formerly the FIFA Executive Committee) is an institution of FIFA (the governing body of association football, futsal and beach football). It is the main decision-making body of the organization in the intervals of FIFA Congres ...
.
References
Living people
FIFA officials
Sportspeople from Barranquilla
1952 births
CONMEBOL
Football people in Colombia
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