Marco Polo Del Nero

Marco Polo Del Nero
President of CBF
In office
April 12, 2015 – December 3, 2015
Preceded by José Maria Marin
Succeeded by Marcus Antônio Vicente
Personal details
Born (1941-02-22) February 22, 1941
São Paulo, Brazil
Nationality Brazilian

Marco Polo Del Nero (born 22 February 1941) is a Brazilian lawyer and sports administrator. He is the president of the Brazilian Football Confederation, a former member of CONMEBOL's executive committee and of the FIFA Executive Committee.[1]

He is a Brazilian of Italian origins (from Venice region).

Del Nero was elected president of the Federação Paulista de Futebol in 2003 and re-elected for another term in 2010. On 22 March 2012, he replaced Ricardo Teixeira on the FIFA Executive Committee.[2]

On 16 April 2014, Del Nero was elected to replace José Maria Marin as president of the Brazilian Football Confederation in 2015.[3] In May 2015, Del Nero suddenly left Zurich for Brazil, in the wake of the arrests of several FIFA executives.[4] Del Nero resigned as a member of FIFA's Executive Committee in November 2015.[5] In December 2015, Del Nero left the Brazilian Football Confederation presidency for a period of 180 days, which can be extended for 180 more days.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Marco Polo Del Nero - Brasil - Fifa.com
  2. ↑ "Marco Polo Del Nero substitui Ricardo Teixeira no Comitê Executivo da Fifa". UOL. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. ↑ http://oglobo.globo.com/esportes/marco-polo-del-nero-eleito-presidente-da-cbf-12213873
  4. ↑ http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2015/05/28/brazil-delegate-marco-polo-del-nero-leaves-switzerland-fifa-vote/28126493/
  5. ↑ http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2015/11/26/del-nero-renuncia-ao-cargos-na-fifa-e-conmebol-filho-de-sarney-assume.htm
  6. ↑ "Del Nero pede licença e dá lugar a ex-presidente da Federação Capixaba". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 December 2015.


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