Fernando Gomes (football administrator)

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Fernando Gomes
Born
Fernando Soares Gomes da Silva

(1952-02-21) 21 February 1952 (age 72) [1]
Porto, Portugal
OccupationFootball executive
Years active2000–present
Known forBeing Vice-President of UEFA and President of Portuguese Football Federation

Fernando Soares Gomes da Silva (born 21 February 1952) is a Portuguese football executive serving as Vice-President of the UEFA, the 2nd most important football regulatory in the entire world, only answering to FIFA, which oversees all continents in their football practice. [2] [3] Since December 2011, he has been the President of the Portuguese Football Federation [4] [5] (Portuguese: Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, FPF), and as of March 2015 a member of the UEFA Executive Committee, besides other UEFA roles. [6]

He is a former basketball player and League President and had a long career with the FC Porto, where he was a member of the management board from 2000 to 2010. [7]

Gomes holds a degree in economics from the University of Porto. [7]

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References

  1. UEFA.com (5 April 2017). "Fernando Gomes | Inside UEFA". UEFA.com. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  2. "Fernando Gomes" (PDF). Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  3. "President of the Board of Directors". Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  4. "Fernando Gomes elected new FPF president". UEFA. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  5. "Gomes re-elected in Portugal". UEFA. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  6. "Fernando Gomes". UEFA. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  7. 1 2 "A ex-estrela do basquetebol que quer mandar no futebol". Público. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2016.