List of Presidents of UEFA
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The following is a list of president
s of UEFA
, the European association football governing body
.
† Indicates that the title of Honorary President was conferred upon leaving office.
†† Was interim president before elected.
President
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s of UEFA
UEFA
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, the European association football governing body
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| Presidency | Name | Took office | Left office | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ebbe Schwartz Ebbe Schwartz Ebbe Schwartz was a Danish football administrator.-Career:* From 1950 until his death in 1964 he was president of the Danish Football Association .* He served as UEFA President .... |
22 June 1954 | April 1962 |  Denmark |
| 2 | Gustav Wiederkehr Gustav Wiederkehr Gustav Max Wiederkehr was an Swiss football administrator. He served as UEFA President .... |
April 1962 | 7 July 1972† |  Switzerland |
| 3 | Artemio Franchi Artemio Franchi Artemio Franchi was an Italian football administrator. He served as Italian Football Federation President , UEFA President and as a member of the FIFA Executive Committee . He died in a road accident near Siena on 12 August 1983.The home stadium of ACF Fiorentina and that of A.C... |
15 March 1973 | 12 August 1983† |  Italy |
| 4 | Jacques Georges Jacques Georges Jacques Georges was the president of the French Football Federation from 1968 since 1972 and the 4th president of UEFA .... |
June 1984†† | April 1990 |  Early Modern France |
| 5 | Lennart Johansson Lennart Johansson Lennart Johansson was the president of UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations from 1990 until 2007. Johansson is probably most famous for starting the UEFA Champions League and for bringing the UEFA European Football Championship to his native Sweden.He started as a bandy leader in AIK... |
April 1990 | January 2007† |  Sweden |
| 6 | Michel Platini Michel Platini Michel François Platini is a former French football player, manager and current president of UEFA. Platini was a member of the French national team that won the 1984 European Championship, a tournament in which he was the top goalscorer and voted the best player. He participated in the 1978, 1982... |
26 January 2007 | Incumbent Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... |
Early Modern France |
† Indicates that the title of Honorary President was conferred upon leaving office.
†† Was interim president before elected.