Horst R. Schmidt

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Horst Rudolf Schmidt
Born(1941-11-19)19 November 1941
Nuremberg, Germany
TitleVice President of the Organizing Committee for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
Term2001–2006

Horst Rudolf Schmidt (born 19 November 1941) is a German football official.

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Life

At the 1972 Summer Olympics [1] and at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, Schmidt was a member of the organizing committee. He was also involved with FIFA and UEFA in the organization of World and European Championships. From 1976 to 1992 he was head of department and director in the headquarters of German Football Association (German : Deutscher Fußball-Bund, DFB). He then worked as secretary general of DFB until 2007.

From January 2001 to the summer of 2006, Schmidt was the vice president of the Organizing Committee for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. [2]

From 2007 to 2013, he held the office of DFB treasurer. He was adviser to the organizing committee of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. [3]

In March 2016, the FIFA Ethics Committee opened formal proceedings against Schmidt regarding the awarding of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. [4] In this context, the Switzerland's attorney general's office opened criminal proceedings against Schmidt for alleged money laundering and breach of trust, since dubious international money transfers were thought to have been made through Swiss accounts. [5] [6]

Schmidt is married and has been living in Aschaffenburg for many years. [7]

Awards

Schmidt received the Bavarian Order of Merit in July 2005. In 2002, he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, and in 2013 the 1st class of the Order of Merit. Schmidt is an honorary member of the German Football Association. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Zur Person: Horst R. Schmidt" [About the person: Horst R. Schmidt]. Main-Echo (in German). 17 February 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ende einer Ära beim DFB: Horst R. Schmidt geht nach vier Jahrzehnten" [End of an era at the DFB: Horst R. Schmidt leaves after four decades]. Deutscher Fussball-Bund (in German). 23 October 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Die Steuerrazzia schadet dem DFB-Präsidenten am meisten" [The tax raid hurts the DFB president the most]. Handelsblatt (in German). 4 November 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Das, Andrew (22 March 2016). "FIFA Opens Ethics Case Against German Soccer Officials Including Beckenbauer". The New York Times . Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Schmid, Fidelius (1 September 2016). "Ermittlungen gegen Beckenbauer wegen Geldwäsche und Untreue" [Investigations against Beckenbauer for money laundering and infidelity]. Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Cumming-Bruce, Nick (1 September 2016). "Swiss Open Criminal Investigation of Franz Beckenbauer". The New York Times . Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Haus in Aschaffenburg durchsucht" (in German). BR. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.[ dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Bundesverdienstkreuz für DFB-Ehrenmitglied Horst R. Schmidt" [Federal Cross of Merit for DFB honorary member Horst R. Schmidt]. Deutscher Fussball-Bund (in German). 16 December 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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