João Havelange
President of FIFA
Died when: 100 years 100 days (1203 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Jean-Marie Faustin Godefroid "João" de Havelange (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒuˈɐ̃w aviˈlɐ̃ʒi], French: [ʒɑ̃ maʁi fostɛ̃ ɡɔdfʁwa də avlɑ̃ʒ]; 8 May 1916 – 16 August 2016) was a Brazilian lawyer, businessman, athlete and centenarian who served as the seventh president of FIFA from 1974 to 1998.
His tenure as president is the second longest in FIFA's history, behind only that of Jules Rimet.He received the title of Honorary President when leaving office, but resigned in April 2013.
He was preceded by Stanley Rous and was succeeded by Sepp Blatter.João Havelange served as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1963 to 2011.
He was the longest-serving active member upon his resignation.In July 2012, a Swiss prosecutor's report revealed that, during his tenure on FIFA's Executive Committee, he and his son-in-law Ricardo Teixeira took more than 41 million Swiss francs (£21m) in bribes in connection with the award of World Cup marketing rights.
