President of UEFA
Incumbent
Aleksander Čeferin
since 14 September 2016
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderEbbe Schwartz
Formation22 June 1954
WebsiteOfficial website

The following is a list of presidents of UEFA, the European association football governing body.

Presidents of UEFA

No. Image Name Took office Left office Tenure
1 Ebbe Schwartz 22 June 1954 17 April 1962 7 years, 299 days
2 Gustav Wiederkehr 17 April 1962 7 July 1972 (died) 10 years, 76 days
– Sándor Barcs 7 July 1972 15 March 1973 251 days
3 Artemio Franchi 15 March 1973 12 August 1983 (died) 10 years, 150 days
4 Jacques Georges 12 August 1983[1] 19 April 1990 6 years, 250 days
5 Lennart Johansson 19 April 1990[1] 26 January 2007 16 years, 282 days
6 Michel Platini 26 January 2007 8 October 2015[lower-alpha 1] 8 years, 255 days
– Ángel María Villar 9 October 2015 14 September 2016 341 days
7 Aleksander Čeferin 14 September 2016 Incumbent 7 years, 108 days
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

Notes

  1. ↑ Date of suspension;[2] Banned for 6 years on 21 December 2015.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Past presidents". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ↑ Sport (8 October 2015). "Angel Maria Villar will be interim president of UEFA - liga-bbva". sport-english.com.
  3. ↑ "Sepp Blatter & Michel Platini lose Fifa appeals but bans reduced". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini given eight-year bans by FIFA". ESPN.
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