João Havelange
Brazilian businessman and athlete (1916–2016)
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Updated 2026-05-29
Ran FIFA for 24 years and helped globalize the World Cup. Also took bribes—lots of them—before a 2012 prosecutor's report caught up with him.
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Jean-Marie Faustin Godefroid "João" de Havelange was a Brazilian lawyer, businessman, and athlete who was the seventh president of FIFA from 1974 to 1998. His tenure as president is the second longest in FIFA's history, behind 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 succeeded by Sepp Blatter. 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 repor…
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