Key facts
- Preceded by
- Position established
- Succeeded by
- Daniel Burley Woolfall
- Born
- Clément Auguste Maurice Robert , ( 1876-04-28 ) 28 April 1876, Reims , France
- Died
- 19 March 1952 (1952-03-19) (aged 75), Montmartre , Paris , France
- Spouse s
- Edith Harris ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 11 July 1907</span>"}]]}'>1907 ; died 1926 ) , Andrée Brunel ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 27 January 1927</span>"}]]}'>1927 )
- Occupation
- Manager , Football administrator
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- France
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Sport
- association football
- Image
- Robert Guérin 1906 year.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1876-06-28
- date of death
- 1952-03-19
- name in native language
- Robert Guérin
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Guérin ( French pronunciation: [ʁɔbɛʁ ɡeʁɛ̃]; born Clément Auguste Maurice Robert; 28 April 1876 – 19 March 1952) was a French journalist who was one of the founders of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and served as its first president. A journalist with Le Matin newspaper, Guérin was actively involved in football through his role as secretary of the Football Department of the Union of French Athletic Sports Societies. He brought together representatives of the first seven member countries in Paris for the signing of FIFA's foundation act and agreement of the first FIFA statutes. On 23 May 1904, 28-year-old Guérin was elected president at the inaugural FIFA Congress and remained in his post for two years, during which time another eight associations came on board, including the Football Association.
References
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