Ivar Sisniega Explained

Ivar Sisniega
Fullname:Ivar Sisniega Campbell
Nationality:Mexican
Hometown:Mexico City
Birth Date:29 May 1958
Birth Place:Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
Height:1.83m
Weight:78kg
Country:Mexico
Sport:Modern pentathlon

Ivar Sisniega Campbell (born 29 May 1958) is a modern pentathlete, politician, and businessman who is the executive president of the Mexican Football Federation. Born in the United States and raised in Mexico to a Mexican father and an American mother, he represented Mexico at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.[1] He was formerly the head of CONADE as Sports minister under President Ernesto Zedillo from 1994 to 2000, where he created the National Youth Olympics, as well as Executive President of C.D. Guadalajara from 2002 to 2006.[2] [3] [4] In 2015, he was briefly the interim President of the Pan American Sports Organization, following the death of former president Mario Vázquez Raña.[5] His son, Pablo Sisniega, is a goalkeeper for Charlotte FC.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ivar Sisniega Olympic Results . 7 September 2012 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121109210644/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/ivar-sisniega-1.html . 9 November 2012 .
  2. Web site: Mena toma el mando de la Conade . 3 April 2014 . excelsior.com. 5 December 2012 .
  3. Web site: Cruyff debe estar cerca de Chivas . 29 May 2014 . ESPN. 6 September 2012 .
  4. Web site: Chivas expansion bid has yet to find a home . 29 May 2014 . soccertimes.com.
  5. Web site: Ivar Sisniega toma interinato en la presidencia de Odepa . 9 February 2015 . ESPN.
  6. Web site: Charlotte FC Acquires Goalkeeper Pablo Sisniega from LAFC for $50,000 General Allocation Money | Charlotte FC .