Du Zhaocai
Du Zhaocai | |
|---|---|
杜兆才 | |
| Born | 1 March 1960[1] |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Occupation | Sports administrator |
| Member of the FIFA Council | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| President, East Asian Football Federation | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Chung Mong-gyu |
| First Vice President Chinese Football Association | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
Du Zhaocai (Chinese: 杜兆才; born 1 March 1960) is a Chinese football administrator who is the current vice-president of the Chinese Football Association, and a member of the FIFA Council since his election on 7 April 2019.[2]
He previously served as vice president of the
International Association of Athletics Federations
, and has over 30 years of experience as a sports administrator.
In April 2022, Du was elected as the president of the East Asian Football Federation for a four-year term.[3]
Downfall
On April 1, 2023, Du was named in a Chinese football anti-corruption probe "suspected of violations of discipline and law".[4]
References
- ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Council Members – FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Council Members – FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ "China's Du Zhaocai elected as EAFF President". 1 April 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Prominent Sports Official Named In Xi Jinping's Chinese Football Corruption Investigation". 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
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