Franco Carraro

Franco Carraro ( born December 6, 1939 in Padua ) is an Italian sports official and politician ( PSI). It came into existence in particular in Italian football and as an IOC member.

Career

Carraro appeared in the late 1950s as an athlete for the first time nationally in appearance, when he won the European title in waterskiing. He soon became involved in this sport on official level and was responsible for the Federazione Italiana Sci Nautico, the Italian Water Ski Federation, works. In 1967 he moved after the death of his father Luigi Carraro on as his successor as president of AC Milan. During his tenure, winning the European Champions Cup in 1968/69 under coach Nereo Rocco fell by a 4-1 final win against Ajax Amsterdam, which was followed by the World Cup win against the Argentinean representative Estudiantes de La Plata.

After Carraro had made 1971 his office in Milan Federico Sordillo, he took over in 1973 by Aldo Stacchi president of the Lega Calcio. For three years he led the fate of the Italian League Association, before he inherited in 1976 Artemio Franchi as president of the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. After two years he transferred to the post again, because he followed the long-standing chairman of the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano Giulio Onesti. By 1987, he stood in front of the National Olympic Committee of Italy and from 1982 was a member of the IOC. In 1986 he moved also on the organizing committee for the 1990 World Cup.

In 1987 he Carraro the reputation of the country's politics and was Prime Minister Giovanni Goria Tourism Minister. When, after 260 days, the government broke up he was the new Prime Minister Ciriaco De Mita receive function in itself. Even after the Regierungsülbernahme by Giulio Andreotti in July 1989, he initially remained in office even though he was elected mayor of the city of Rome. In February 1990, he was replaced by Carlo Tognoli as a minister. In 1993, he lost the mayoral election in Rome against Francesco Rutelli.

Carraro returned as a functionary back in football. In 1997 he was again president of the Lega Calcio, which he held to the association's president in 2001 to re- election. In this capacity he was in 2004 a member of the UEFA Executive Committee. In 2006, he was forced to resign due to the Calciopoli scandal from his offices in Italy. First, the Italian Federation sentenced him to four and a half years of prohibition, later, the penalty payment of € 80,000 was converted.

Carraro remained untouched until 2009 at the UEFA in office. After the Italian application failed to host the 2012 European Championship, he was in his home country in the criticism. Finally, he gave up his position in favor of the incumbent since 2007 President of the Italian Football Federation Giancarlo Abete. In 2008 he was also resigned from the IOC.

Carraro sat between 1994 and 1999 the board of the construction company Impregilo, to 2002 he was a member of the Supervisory Board. 1999 to 2000 he was a member as vice president of management of the bank Mediocredito.