Fernando Gomes (football administrator)

For the Portuguese footballer, see Fernando Gomes (Portuguese footballer).

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]

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. ^ a b "A ex-estrela do basquetebol que quer mandar no futebol". Público. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2016.


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