Fernando Gomes (football administrator)
Fernando Gomes | |
|---|---|
 Gomes in 2025 | |
| President of the Portuguese Football Federation | |
| In office 17 December 2011 – 18 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Gilberto Madail |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Proença |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fernando Soares Gomes da Silva 21 February 1952[1] Porto, Portugal |
| Occupation | Sports administrator |
Fernando Soares Gomes da Silva (born 21 February 1952) is a Portuguese sports administrator. He is a member of the FIFA Council since September 2017. He was President of the Portuguese Football Federation from December 2011 to February 2025, and a Vice-President of UEFA from 2017 to 2023.[2][3][4]
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.[5]
Gomes holds a degree in economics from the University of Porto.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ UEFA.com (5 April 2017). "Fernando Gomes | Inside UEFA". UEFA. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Fernando Gomes elected new FPF president". UEFA. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Gomes re-elected in Portugal". UEFA. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Ceferin despede-se de Fernando Gomes: «Obrigado, do fundo do meu coração»". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ a b "A ex-estrela do basquetebol que quer mandar no futebol". Público. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
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