Eugenio Figueredo

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Eugenio Figueredo
Born (1932-03-10) 10 March 1932 (age 92)
Santiago, Chile
Nationality Uruguayan, American
Occupation football player, executive

Eugenio Figueredo (born 10 March 1932 in Santa Lucía, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan and American[1] association football executive and former footballer.[2]

Biography

From 1997–2006, he presided over the Uruguayan Football Association, and from 1993 until 2013 he was vice president of CONMEBOL. In April 2013 he replaced Nicolás Leoz as President.[2]

On 27 May 2015, Figueredo was arrested in Switzerland as the result of an FBI investigation into corruption in FIFA.[3] Both Uruguay and the United States sought his extradition, he agreed to be extradited to Uruguay and was sent there on 24 December 2015.[4]

References

  1. De la demencia con el inglés, a los US$ 110 millones de soborno (Spanish)
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Preceded by
Carlos Maresca
Uruguayan Football Association
1997–2006
Succeeded by
José Luis Corbo
Preceded by President of CONMEBOL
2013–2014
Succeeded by
Juan Ángel Napout


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