João Havelange
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João Havelange was a Brazilian sports administrator who served as the long-time president of FIFA and played a major role in globalizing and commercializing world football.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
football executive
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human ⓘ sports administrator ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jean-Marie Faustin Godefroid de Havelange
NERFINISHED
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Jean-Marie Havelange NERFINISHED ⓘ Joao Havelange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToPosition | President of FIFA ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cemitério São João Batista, Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | respiratory infection ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | South America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1916-05-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-08-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Brazilian Sports Confederation
NERFINISHED
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FIFA NERFINISHED ⓘ International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1998 ⓘ |
| familyName | Havelange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Jean-Marie Faustin Godefroid de Havelange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName |
Faustin
NERFINISHED
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Godefroid NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Marie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificEponym | Estádio Olímpico João Havelange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Brazilian Olympic Committee
NERFINISHED
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FIFA Executive Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commercializing FIFA competitions
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expanding FIFA membership ⓘ expanding the FIFA World Cup ⓘ globalizing world football ⓘ increasing television revenues for football ⓘ promoting football in Africa and Asia ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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lawyer ⓘ sports administrator ⓘ |
| participantIn |
1936 Summer Olympics
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1952 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Rio de Janeiro
NERFINISHED
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Rio de Janeiro
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of FIFA
NERFINISHED
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member of the International Olympic Committee ⓘ president of the Brazilian Sports Confederation ⓘ |
| representedByTeam |
Brazil national swimming team
NERFINISHED
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Brazil national water polo team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport |
football
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swimming ⓘ water polo ⓘ |
| startTime | 1974 ⓘ |
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