Chen Xuyuan | |||||||
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陈戌源 | |||||||
 Chen in December 2020 | |||||||
| President of the Chinese Football Association | |||||||
| Assumed office 22 August 2019 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Cai Zhenhua | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | July 1956 (age 67) Shanghai, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Shanghai Maritime University | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈戌源 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陳戌源 | ||||||
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Chen Xuyuan (Chinese: 陈戌源; born 1956) is the president of Chinese Football Association assumed office in August 2019.[1][2] He was president of Shanghai International Port Group before being elected to serve as CFA president.[3]
Election
He was elected in the Xianghe National Football Training Center, Hebei at the 11th membership Congress conference meetings.[4]
SIPG
Shanghai International Port Group owned the Shanghai SIPG, a Chinese Super League club.[5]
Chen did not serve in any sports administrative body before becoming the head of CFA.[6]
Downfall
On February 14, 2023, Chen was probed by China Communist Party's anti-graft watchdog Commission for Discipline Inspection for "serious disciplinary violation", which typically indicates corruption.[7]
References
- ↑ "Chen Xuyuan elected new president of Chinese Football Association". chinaplus.cri.cn. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ↑ "New Chinese FA boss Chen Xuyuan focusses on financial stability, saying CFA and CSL will grow closer". Inside World Football. 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ↑ "This year of Chen Xuyuan". yqqlm. 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ↑ "CFA reshuffles leadership and elects Chen Xuyuan as new president". SportBusiness. 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ↑ 杜娟. "Chen Xuyuan elected new president of Chinese Football Association". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ↑ "Chen Xuyuan elected President of Chinese Football Association". mobile.ytsports.cn. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ↑ 中国足协主席陈戌源涉严重违纪违法被查 | 早报. www.zaobao.com.sg (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
External links
- "Xuyuan Chen, China Football Association: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
- Michael Church (10 October 2020). "CHINA STILL ADRIFT OF ASIA'S LEADING NATIONS, SAYS CFA PRESIDENT". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
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