Fernando Gomes (football administrator)

For the Portuguese footballer, see Fernando_Gomes_(footballer).

Fernando Gomes (Full name: Fernando Soares Gomes da Silva) (born 21 February 1952 in Oporto, Portugal) is a Portuguese football executive.[1][2] Since December 2011, he has been the President of the Portuguese Football Federation[3][4] (Portuguese: Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, FPF), and as of March 2015 a member of the UEFA Executive Committee, besides other UEFA roles.[5]

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.[6]

Gomes holds a degree in Economics from the University of Porto.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Fernando Gomez" (PDF). Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "President of the Board of Directors". Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Fernando Gomes elected new FPF president". UEFA. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Gomez re-elected in Portugal". UEFA. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Fernando Gomez". UEFA. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  6. 1 2 "A ex-estrela do basquetebol que quer mandar no futebol". Público. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2016.


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