Şenes Erzik

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Şenes Erzik
Personal details
Born
Şenes Erzik

(1942-09-18) 18 September 1942 (age 81)
Giresun, Turkey
ResidenceIstanbul
Alma materRobert College

Şenes Erzik (born 18 September 1942, in Giresun, Turkey) is a retired football administrator. During his career he served as first vice-president of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). He was also a member of the FIFA Council.

Biography

He was educated at Robert College in Istanbul, where he finished high school section and then the college's School of Business Administration and Economics in 1965.[1] He worked in a diverse range of careers for a number of years in fields like banking for the Sınai Yatırım ve Kredi Bank, as a project manager for FAO/UNICEF and is still involved as an executive board member of the Cankurtaran Holding Inc in Turkey. He is fluent in English and French as well as his native Turkish.

He first got involved in football in 1977 when he was brought onto the board of the

FIFA Executive Committee since 1996,[2]
and holds a position as the honorary president of the TFF.

He has also had a large hand in Turkey's bids to host the

UEFA Cup Final in 2009 which was held in Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
.

Erzik is married and has a son.[citation needed]

References and notes

  1. ^ "Sporvizyon (in Turkish)". Retrieved 22 February 2007.
  2. ^ "The World Cup in their hands: Who are the Fifa 22?". BBC Sport. BBC.

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