Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder

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Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder
Mayer-Vorfelder in 2011
9th President of the DFB
In office
28 April 2001 (2001-04-28) – 8 September 2006 (2006-09-08)
Serving with executive president Theo Zwanziger (2004–2006)
Preceded byEgidius Braun
Succeeded byTheo Zwanziger
Member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg from the district Stuttgart II
In office
3 June 1980 (1980-06-03) – 31 May 2001 (2001-05-31)
Minister of Finance of Baden-Württemberg
In office
13 January 1991 (1991-01-13) – 11 November 1998 (1998-11-11)
Prime MinisterErwin Teufel
Preceded byGuntram Palm
Succeeded byGerhard Stratthaus
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports of Baden-Württemberg
In office
4 June 1980 (1980-06-04) – 13 January 1991 (1991-01-13)
Prime MinisterLothar Späth
Preceded byRoman Herzog
Succeeded byMarianne Schultz-Hector
Personal details
Born
Gerhard Mayer

(1933-03-03)3 March 1933
Mannheim, Weimar Republic
Died17 August 2015(2015-08-17) (aged 82)
Stuttgart, Germany
Political partyCDU

Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder (

Vice President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).[1] Prior to his UEFA career, Mayer-Vorfelder was a politician of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, and served in the state cabinet of Baden-Württemberg from 1976 to 1998. He was later president of German soccer club VfB Stuttgart, and the German Football Association
.

Biography

Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder, 2009

Mayer-Vorfelder was born in

Bundesrat during that period.[2] He is a co-founder of the Hans Filbinger Foundation
.

Parallel to his CDU career, Mayer-Vorfelder entered the soccer world. In 1975, he became president of VfB Stuttgart, a position he held until 2000.[3] In 2000, Mayer-Vorfelder succeeded Egidius Braun as president of the German Football Association.[3] Narrowly surviving a vote of mistrust in 2004, he shared this duty with Theo Zwanziger until 2006.[3] Mayer-Vorfelder died on 17 August 2015.[4]

Personal life

Mayer-Vorfelder was married to Margit Deutschle.

Miracle of Bern World Cup win of 1954 was his favourite match.[2]

References

  1. ^ Taylor in talks over top Uefa job
  2. ^ a b c d Mayer-Vorfelder's FIFA page
  3. ^ a b c Ein Mann des Ausgleichs - Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder (2001-2006)
  4. ^ "Früherer DFB-Chef Mayer-Vorfelder ist tot" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Kaiserwetter für Regenten". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
  6. ^ Michael Mayer-Vorfelder

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