Ernst Thommen Explained

Ernst Thommen
Birth Date:	23 January 1899
Birth Place:	Basel, Switzerland
Death Place:	Muttenz, Switzerland
Office:	Acting FIFA President
Termstart:	25 March 1961
Termend:	28 September 1961 (interim)
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 6 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]

Citations

• Book: Bayle. Emmanuel. Global Sport Leaders: A Biographical Analysis of International Sport Management. Clastres. Patrick. 10 April 2018. Springer. 978-3-319-76753-6. en.
• Web site: FIFA Presidential Elections Since 1904. 1 November 2020. Jakarta Globe.
• Book: Radnedge, Keir. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Soccer. 2001. Universe Pub.. 978-0-7893-0670-8. en.
• Book: Henshaw, Richard. The Encyclopedia of World Soccer. 1979. New Republic Books. 978-0-915220-34-2. en.

External links

• Web site: AIPS Media. 1 November 2020. www.aipsmedia.com.
• Web site: 7 August 2019. How The Fairs Cup Gave Leeds Their First Taste Of European Glory. 1 November 2020. The Sportsman. EN.
• Web site: Hislop. John. 7 June 2019. When Hibs put four goals past Barcelona. 1 November 2020. The Edinburgh Reporter. en-US.
• Web site: Penn. Brian. 19 November 2019. Why I fell in love with an ailing West Ham in 1971 and memories of my first home game. 1 November 2020. These Football Times. en-GB.

Notes and References

1. News: FIFA presidential election results from 1904 to 2015. en. Reuters. 1 November 2020.
2. Web site: 21 May 2015. FACTBOX-Soccer-FIFA presidential elections since 1904. 1 November 2020. Pulse Nigeria. en-US.
3. Web site: agencies. swissinfo ch and. Infantino elected FIFA president. 1 November 2020. SWI swissinfo.ch. en.
4. Book: Darby, Paul. Africa, Football and FIFA: Politics, Colonialism and Resistance. 8 October 2013. Routledge. 978-1-135-29834-0. en.
5. Book: MBA, Okyere Bonna. Ghana, the Rediscovered Soccer Might: Watch out World!. 22 August 2006. Xlibris Corporation. 978-1-4628-0674-4. en.
6. Web site: FIFA.com. Welcome to FIFA.com News - History of FIFA - 50th Anniversary . 1 November 2020. www.fifa.com. en-GB.
7. Web site: Der einflussreichste Schweizer Sportfunktionär . The most influential Swiss sports official . . 21 August 2013 . 24 December 2020 . de . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150325224854/http://www.football.ch/de/SFV/News/Der-einflussreichste-Schweizer-Sportfunktionaer.aspx . 25 March 2015.