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'''Jacques Georges''' ([[May 30]], [[1916]] in [[Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle]], [[France]] – [[25 February]], [[2004]]) was the president of the [[French Football Federation]] (FFF) from 1968 since 1972 and the 4th president of [[UEFA]] (1983-1990).
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| name = Jacques Georges
| image = Jacques Georges (1987).jpg
| caption = Georges in 1987
| order = 4th
| office = President of UEFA
| term_start = 26 June 1984
| term_end = 19 April 1990<br>{{small|Acting: 12 August 1983 – 26 June 1984}}
| predecessor = [[Artemio Franchi]]
| successor = [[Lennart Johansson]]
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1916|5|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle]], [[France]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|2|25|1916|5|30|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle]], [[France]]
| nationality = [[France|French]]
| alma_mater = [[HEC Paris]]
| occupation =
}}
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'''Jacques Georges''' (30 May 1916 &ndash; 25 February 2004) was the president of the [[French Football Federation]] (FFF) from 1968 until 1972 and the 4th president of [[UEFA]] (1983–1990).


==Biography==
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In April 1989, he caused controversy by describing a minority of [[Liverpool F.C.]] supporters as "beasts", wrongly believing that [[Football hooliganism|hooliganism]] was the cause of the [[Hillsborough disaster]] which ultimately resulted in the deaths of 97 of the [[Football in England|English]] club's fans.<ref name="Scraton2011">{{cite book|author=Phil Scraton|title=Hillsborough - The Truth|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=whDM5Z2OuOMC&pg=PA116|date=13 May 2011|publisher=Mainstream Publishing|isbn=978-1-78057-041-9|pages=116–117}}</ref> He issued a swift apology for his comments upon discovering that hooliganism did not cause the tragedy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-04-18-sp-2304-story.html|title=European Soccer Chief Retracts Harsh Words in Stadium Deaths|date=18 April 1989|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
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He died in February 2004 at the age of 88.

Jacques Georges is a graduate of [[HEC Paris]].<ref>[https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/jacques-georges-est-mort-27-02-2004-2004786942.php Jacques Georges est mort]</ref>

== References ==
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Latest revision as of 21:37, 2 October 2024

Jacques Georges
Georges in 1987
4th President of UEFA
In office
26 June 1984 – 19 April 1990
Acting: 12 August 1983 – 26 June 1984
Preceded byArtemio Franchi
Succeeded byLennart Johansson
Personal details
Born(1916-05-30)30 May 1916
Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle, France
Died25 February 2004(2004-02-25) (aged 87)
Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle, France
Alma materHEC Paris

Jacques Georges (30 May 1916 – 25 February 2004) was the president of the French Football Federation (FFF) from 1968 until 1972 and the 4th president of UEFA (1983–1990).

Biography

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In April 1989, he caused controversy by describing a minority of Liverpool F.C. supporters as "beasts", wrongly believing that hooliganism was the cause of the Hillsborough disaster which ultimately resulted in the deaths of 97 of the English club's fans.[1] He issued a swift apology for his comments upon discovering that hooliganism did not cause the tragedy.[2]

He died in February 2004 at the age of 88.

Jacques Georges is a graduate of HEC Paris.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Phil Scraton (13 May 2011). Hillsborough - The Truth. Mainstream Publishing. pp. 116–117. ISBN 978-1-78057-041-9.
  2. ^ "European Soccer Chief Retracts Harsh Words in Stadium Deaths". Los Angeles Times. 18 April 1989.
  3. ^ Jacques Georges est mort
Preceded by President of UEFA
1983–1990 		Succeeded by
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