Zhang Jilong

Zhang Jilong (Chinese张吉龙, Pinyin Zhang Jilong, born February 9, 1952 in Yantai, People's Republic of China) is a Chinese football official.

Zhang Jilong started in 1978 for the Chinese Football Association to work. In 2000 he was Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Asian Football Confederation, and in 2002 he was one of the vice-presidents of the new AFC President Mohamed bin Hammam selected. After bin Hammam was suspended due to allegations of bribery, Zhang Jilong took over in June 2011 on an interim basis whose term as AFC President and from August 2011 the seat on the FIFA executive committee.

As AFC President he was, at its waiver for re-election in May 2013 by Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa replaced. The seat as the FIFA Executive Committee he could keep by being determined on May 30, 2013 as the successor of the supendierten for eight years Manilal Fernando ..

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