Ramón Jesurún Explained

Ramón Jesurún
Birth Name:Ramón Jesurún Franco
Birth Date:30 November 1952[1]
Birth Place:Barranquilla, Colombia[2]
Nationality:Colombian
Known For:Member of the FIFA Council

Ramón Jesurún Franco[3] (born 30 November 1952) is a Colombian football official.[4]

Career

From 2006 to 2015, Jesurún served as President of the Colombian Dimayor, which runs Colombian professional football.

He is the current 1st Vice President of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL).[5]

Since November 2015, he has been the President of the Colombian Football Federation (FCF).[6]

Since 2016, he has been a member of the FIFA Council.[7]

Copa América 2024

On July 14, 2024, Jesurún and his son Ramón Jamil Jesurún were among 27 people arrested outside the Copa America final at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The two were accused of fighting security guards as fans overflowed the arena.[8] The Miami-Dade Police Department charged Jesurún and his son with three counts of battery on a specified official/employee, who was later identified as security supervisor Jakari Shaw. Colombian Football Federation issued an apology in a statement on July 16 that said that Jesurún deeply regrets what happened.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA.com. FIFA Council Members . https://web.archive.org/web/20200805111903/https://www.fifa.com/who-we-are/fifa-council/people/256159/. dead. August 5, 2020. 2020-11-06. www.fifa.com. en-GB.
  2. Web site: Ramón Jesurún, tercer presidente de Fedefútbol nacido en Barranquilla. La Chachara. 24 November 2015. 13 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Ramón Jesurún es el nuevo presidente de la Federación colombiana. ESPN.com. 9 November 2016. 13 January 2017.
  4. Web site: The executive committee. Conmebol. 13 January 2017.
  5. Web site: Ramón Jesurún es nuevo integrante del Consejo Directivo de la Fifa. Futbolred. 3 October 2016. 13 January 2017.
  6. Web site: Ramón Jesurun es el nuevo presidente de la Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. Cooperativa.cl. 13 January 2017.
  7. Web site: Jesrun Ramon. https://web.archive.org/web/20170116150254/http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2016/m=10/news=ramon-jesurun-2846884.html. dead. January 16, 2017. FIFA.com. 13 January 2017.
  8. Web site: Thames . Alanis . Columbia’s soccer federation president and son among 27 arrested in chaos at Copa America final . The Associated Press . July 15, 2024 . July 15, 2024.
  9. News: Amid Copa América crowd chaos, Colombia soccer chief arrested. Des. Bieler. The Washington Post. July 16, 2024. July 16, 2024.