Ernst Thommen

Ernst Thommen
President of FIFA
Acting
In office
25 March 1961 – 28 September 1961
Preceded byArthur Drewry
Succeeded byStanley Rous
Personal details
Born(1899-01-23)23 January 1899
Basel, Switzerland
Died14 May 1967(1967-05-14) (aged 68)
Muttenz, Switzerland
OccupationSports administrator

Ernst B. Thommen (23 January 1899 – 14 May 1967) was a Swiss sports businessman. He was the acting FIFA president from March 1961 to 28 September 1961. He spent 6 months in office, replacing Arthur Drewry who died in office.[1][2][3]

Thommen was killed in a car accident in Muttenz, Switzerland on 14 May 1967, aged 68.[4]

References

  1. "FIFA presidential election results from 1904 to 2015". Reuters. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. "FACTBOX-Soccer-FIFA presidential elections since 1904". Pulse Nigeria. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. agencies, swissinfo ch and. "Infantino elected FIFA president". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. "Der einflussreichste Schweizer Sportfunktionär" [The most influential Swiss sports official]. Swiss Football Association (in German). 21 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2020.