Lennart Johansson

Lennart Johansson ( born November 5, 1929 in Stockholm ) was April 19, 1990 to January 26, 2007 President of the European Football Union UEFA and member of the Executive Committee of the World football governing body FIFA in the position of Vice President. Since 26 January 2007, Johansson is honorary president of UEFA.

He was at the beginning of his career in Sweden at Forbo Forshaga Gothenburg CEO (1950-1990), at the same time at Forbo Giubiasco Board Member ( since 1980), at Forbo AG Eglisau Member member ExCo ( 1980-1990 ), at AB Svenska Spel Visby Board member (since 1984), Operakällaren at AB board member (since 1990), with AIK Fotboll AB Chairman (since 1999) and honorary president of the Swedish associations FA / SEF / AIK.

For the election of the new president of the world football governing body FIFA in 1998 he defeated the former General Secretary Sepp Blatter.

Johansson was chairman of the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup 2006 in Germany and also in the 2002 World Cup in Japan and Korea. He was next to Sepp Blatter, the FIFA President, the most influential and powerful figures in world football. He was born on April 19, 1990 successor to the French UEFA president Jacques Georges and since this election was automatically Vice President of the FIFA. Before joining the UEFA, he stood at the head of the Swedish Football Association five years. In 2005 he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit for his services.

In July 2006, Johansson told to stand for election at the next election as UEFA president in January 2007. However, he lost the vote on January 26 with 23:27 votes against the only rival candidate Michel Platini from France. After his defeat Johansson was appointed on proposals from Platini's Honorary President of UEFA.

Johansson suffered a stroke in the summer of 2008. He lives in Stockholm and mastered in addition to his native Swedish, English and German.