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João Havelange

AKA Jean-Marie Faustin Godefroid de Havelange

Born: 8-May-1916
Birthplace: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died: 16-Aug-2016
Location of death: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Soccer

Nationality: Brazil
Executive summary: President of FIFA, 1974-98

Accepted bribes during his tenure as President of FIFA.

Father: Faustin Havelange
Wife: Anna Maria Hermanny (m. 1946, one daughter)
Daughter: Lucia Teixeira

    Law School: PhD Law, Fluminense Federal University

    FIFA President (1974-98)
    International Olympic Committee (1963-2011)
    Brazilian Sports Confederation President (1958-73)
    Brazilian Sports Confederation VP
 
    French Legion of Honor
    Order of Vasa
 
    Belgian Ancestry


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