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  2. João Havelange - Wikipedia

    • Jean-Marie Faustin Godefroid "João" de Havelange was a Brazilian lawyer, businessman, and athlete who served as the seventh president of FIFA from 1974 to 1998. His tenure as president is the second longest in FIFA's history, behind that of Jules Rimet. He received the title of Honorary President when leaving office, but resigned in April 2013. H… See more

    BornJean-Marie Faustin Godefroid de Havelange · 8 May 1916 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Died16 August 2016 (aged 100) · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Resting placeCemitério São João Batista, Rio de Janeiro
    Early life, professional and Olympic career

    Havelange was born on 8 May 1916, in Rio de Janeiro, to an affluent family coming from Wallonia; his father, Faustin Havelange, had immigrated to Brazil from Liège, Belgium, worked as an arms dealer, and owned … See more

    Sports administrator

    As President of the Metropolitan Swimming Federation in Brazil, Havelange became a member of the Brazilian Olympic Committee and joined the Union Cycliste Internationale in 1958. After becoming vice-president of the Brazilia… See more

     
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