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UEFA-pjwoods.chThree UEFA honorarymembers attendedthe congress: (from left)Jean Fournet-Fayard,Gerhard Aignerand Lennart Johansson.Four new honorary membersOn the recommendation of the Executive Committee, as presentedby the UEFA president, the UEFA Congress conferred the title of honorarymember on four former members of the UEFA Executive Committee.Per Omdal (Norway) was electedto the Executive Committee in 1992and held the office of vice-president from1996 to 2007. He did not stand forre-election this year. He also served as amember of the FIFA Executive Committeefrom 1992 to 2002.“My best memories,” he said,“are from the ten years when I led thework of the EEAB [East European Assis-IN BRIEF■ All 53 UEFA member associationswere represented at the 33rd OrdinaryUEFA Congress.■ In addition to ViacheslavKoloskov, Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder andPer Omdal, one other member of theExecutive Committee did not stand forre-election: Franco Carraro (Italy), whowas elected in 2004.■ For the first time, for the sakeof transparency, the ballot papers werecounted in the congress hall in view ofthe cameras, which showed the scrutineersat work on the giant screen.■ Danny Jordaan, CEO of the2010 World Cup Organising Committee,made a presentation on how preparationsin South Africa were progressing.It was a timely presentation, giventhat the qualifiers resumed a coupleof days later.■ The FIFA Ordinary Congress willtake place in Nassau in the Bahamason 2/3 June. On 1 June, UEFA memberassociations will hold a preparatorymeeting.■ Tel Aviv will be the venue forthe 34th Ordinary UEFA Congress on25 March 2010.UEFA-pjwoods.chtance Bureau], which comprised tennational football associations thatemerged from the break-up of the USSR,plus Albania. The situation was verydifficult because we had to start fromscratch in every area, such as grassrootsfootball, TV contracts and transfers.Our joints efforts were fruitful, whichwas really rewarding.”Viacheslav Koloskov (Russia)was elected to the UEFA Executive Committeein 1994 and was also on the FIFAExecutive Committee, which he servedas a vice-president from 1980 to 1996,then as a member from 1996 to 1998and from 2000 to 2009. At the UEFACongress in Copenhagen, he stood downfrom both committees.“The right to represent Russiafor 15 years on the Executive Committee,”he said, “has been a greathonour. During that time, I had the goodfortune to work under the presidencyof some outstanding personalities:Jacques Georges, Lennart Johanssonand Michel Platini.“I believe that UEFA’s decisionto hold a UEFA Champions League finaland a UEFACup final inMoscow was asign of its trustin the RussianFootball Union.And I hopethat Russialived up to theexpectations.“Overthe years, I haveworked on different committees, inclose cooperation with UEFA directors,and I would like to express my deepgratitude to them for the professionalismand loyalty that I have alwaysenjoyed.“My term of office as a UEFAExecutive Committee member has expired,but my life in football will go on.”UEFA-pjwoods.chGiangiorgio Spiess (Switzerland)was elected as a member of the UEFAExecutive Committee in 1994 and servedthree terms, up to 2007. He was then aco-opted member until last June.“Myfondest memoriesof my timeon the ExecutiveCommittee are,without anydoubt, of seeingchildren having alovely time playing football at the minipitchinaugurations I attended.”Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder(Germany) joined the UEFA ExecutiveCommittee in 2000 and finished hissecond term this year. He served as a vicepresidentfrom 2007. He has also servedtwo separate terms on the FIFA ExecutiveCommittee, from 1992 to 1998 andfrom 2002 to 2006.“The years I spent on the ExecutiveCommittee were a very positive experience:we shared our views in opendiscussions. Worthy of mention is the factthat following the election of MichelPlatini as UEFA president, relations withFIFA improved and we are now on thesame wavelength.”■ Up to the congress in Copenhagen,there were 15 UEFA honorarymembers, including two honorary presidents,Jacques Georges † and LennartJohansson, together with GerhardAigner, Hans Bangerter, Sandor Barcs,Egidius Braun, Des Casey, Jos. Coler †,José Crahay †, Jean Fournet-Fayard,Artemio Franchi †, Sir Bert Millichip †,Sir Stanley Rous †, Nikolay Ryashentsev †and Lucien Schmidlin †.UEFA-pjwoods.chUEFA-pjwoods.ch06 uefadirect 5.09
Amicale desanciens and Orderof MeritAmong the guests at thecongress in Copenhagen were manymembers of the Amicale des anciens(circle of former UEFA committeemembers). Members have to haveserved on UEFA committees for atleast 12 years and no longer be inactive service.In Copenhagen, seven committeemembers were honoured forhaving achieved 12 years of serviceon UEFA committees:■ Jim Boyce (Northern Ireland),David Collins (Wales), Jacques Liénard(France), Michal Listkiewicz (Poland),Vlatko Markovic (Croatia), Volker Roth(Germany) and Rudolf Zavrl (Slovenia).On the awards side, the UEFAOrder of Merit was conferred on:■ Leszek Rylski (Poland) andVictor Ponedelnik (Russia) – Order ofMerit in ruby■ Nodar Akhalkatsi Sr (Georgia,posthumously), Eddie Barry (NorthernIreland), Eduard Malofeev (Belarus),Ante Pavlovic (Croatia) and Sir BobbyRobson (England) – Order of Meritin emerald.Michel Platini presents an Order of Meritin ruby to Leszek Rylski, member ofthe UEFA Executive Committee from 1956to 1964 and from 1966 to 1968.UEFA-pjwoods.chUEFA-pjwoods.chSeven new faces on theExecutive CommitteeAs a result of the four members retiring, the death ofMathieu Sprengers and the increase in membership from 14to 16, the UEFA Executive Committee was set for a significantinjection of new blood.There were 12 candidates for the 9 seats available and ittook only one ballot for eight of them to achieve an absolutemajority (27 votes or more):Marios Lefkaritis (Cyprus, standing for re-election),50 votesTheo Zwanziger (Germany), 47 votesGiancarlo Abete (Italy), 45 votesGeoffrey Thompson (England, standing for re-election),43 votesAllan Hansen (Denmark), 40 votes,Frantisek Laurinec (Slovakia), 36 votesMichael van Praag (Netherlands), 34 votesAbraham Luzon (Israel), 28 votesIn the second ballot, requiring only a simple majority,Liutauras Varanavicius (Lithuania) received 22 votes, aheadof the three other candidates, Nodar Akhalkatsi (Georgia),Peter Rees (Wales) and Tomás Gea (Andorra).The first eight are elected for four-year terms and theninth for two years.Shortly after the congress, the new UEFA ExecutiveCommittee held a brief constitutive meeting, the outcomeof which was as follows:President: Michel Platini; first vice-president: Senes Erzik;second vice-president: Geoffrey Thompson; third vicepresident:Angel María Villar Llona; fourth vice-president:Marios N. Lefkaritis; fifth vice-president: Joseph Mifsud.Members: Giancarlo Abete, Allan Hansen, Frantisek Laurinec,Abraham Luzon, Gilberto Madaíl, Mircea Sandu, GrigoriySurkis, Liutauras Varanavicius, Michael van Praag and TheoZwanziger.FIFA Executive CommitteeThe UEFA Congress delegates also had to elect four Europeanmembers of the FIFA Executive Committee. Three ofthe outgoing members were standing for re-election:Michel D’Hooghe (Belgium), Senes Erzik (Turkey) andMarios N. Lefkaritis (Cyprus).Viacheslav Koloskov (Russia) had decided not to standfor re-election and his compatriot Vitaly Mutko was the onlyother candidate.The congress therefore elected the four candidates byacclamation, each for four-year terms.UEFA-pjwoods.chMarios LefkaritisTheo ZwanzigerGiancarlo AbeteGeoffrey ThompsonAllan HansenFrantisek LaurinecMichael van PraagAbraham LuzonMoeller/Bongarts/Getty Images UEFA-pjwoods.chSportsfileUEFA-pjwoods.chUEFA-pjwoods.chSportsfile IFAUEFA-pjwoods.chSportsfileLiutauras Varanavicius07
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