. The position of the General Secretary was renamed to Chief Executive in 1999. He retired from the post at the end of 2003.
"I came to UEFA at such a young age that I didn't really imagine that I would stay here for the rest of my professional life,"
"The way that we have been able to organise ourselves and get ourselves ready for challenges, to switch from a reactive body to a proactive body, it was a real thrill to do that, and I have great satisfaction that we have managed that,"
"Are you crazy?"- Gerhard Aigner UEFA General Secretary inside the stadium having just finished putting Bayern's ribbons on the trophy when an aide rushes in to tell him to put Manchester United's colours on. Category:Football (soccer) players|Aigner, Gerhard Category:Sports figures|Aigner, Gerhard