| Birth date | 23 January 1899 |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Basel, Switzerland |
| Death date | 14 May 1967 (aged 68) |
| Death place | Muttenz, Switzerland |
| Office | Acting FIFA President |
| Term start | 25 March 1961 |
| Term end | 28 September 1961 |
| Predecessor | Arthur Drewry |
| Successor | Stanley Rous |
| Occupation | Sports administrator |
Ernst B. Thommen (23 January 1899 – 14 May 1967) was the acting (interim) FIFA president from March 1961 to 28 September 1961. He spent six months in office, succeeding Arthur Drewry who died in office.[1][2][3]
Thommen contested for the president position when he was the acting president, but lost in the first round voting to Stanley Rous. In the second round he withdrew from contesting.[4]
Thommen was a FIFA member from Switzerland. He had served as chairman of the Organising Committee during the 1954, 1958 and 1962 FIFA World Cups.[5][6]
Thommen died in 1967 in a car accident.[7]
Notes
- ^ "FIFA presidential election results from 1904 to 2015". Reuters. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "FACTBOX-Soccer-FIFA presidential elections since 1904". Pulse Nigeria. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ agencies, swissinfo ch and. "Infantino elected FIFA president". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Darby, Paul (8 October 2013). Africa, Football and FIFA: Politics, Colonialism and Resistance. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-29834-0.
- ^ MBA, Okyere Bonna (22 August 2006). Ghana, the Rediscovered Soccer Might: Watch out World!. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 978-1-4628-0674-4.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Welcome to FIFA.com News - History of FIFA - 50th Anniversary". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 1 November 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "Der einflussreichste Schweizer Sportfunktionär" [The most influential Swiss sports official] (in German). Swiss Football Association. 21 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
Citations
- Bayle, Emmanuel & Clastres, Patrick (10 April 2018). Global Sport Leaders: A Biographical Analysis of International Sport Management. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-76753-6.
- "FIFA Presidential Elections Since 1904". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- Radnedge, Keir (2001). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Soccer. Universe Pub. ISBN 978-0-7893-0670-8.
- Henshaw, Richard (1979). The Encyclopedia of World Soccer. New Republic Books. ISBN 978-0-915220-34-2.
External links
- "AIPS Media". www.aipsmedia.com. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- "How The Fairs Cup Gave Leeds Their First Taste Of European Glory". The Sportsman. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- Hislop, John (7 June 2019). "When Hibs put four goals past Barcelona". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- Penn, Brian (19 November 2019). "Why I fell in love with an ailing West Ham in 1971 and memories of my first home game". These Football Times. Retrieved 1 November 2020.