Ednaldo Rodrigues Gomes (born 4 October 1954) is a Brazilian accountant, politician and sports executive, serving as the 24th and current president of the

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(CBF).

Biography

Rodrigues obtained a degree in

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from Faculdade Visconde de Cairu in

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in 1991, while earning similar credentials in Financial Auditing at the same college, and administrative management by Fundação Getúlio Vargas. He was an amateur soccer player in the 70s and 80s. He was president of the Liga Conquistense de Desportes Terrestres, and general manager of Coca-Cola and Pepsi from 1979 to 1998. He was also director of the Interior Department of the

Federação Bahiana de Futebol The Federação Bahiana de Futebol (English: Football Association of Bahia state) was founded on September 14, 1913, and it manages all the official football tournaments within the state of Bahia, which are the Campeonato Baiano and the Campeona ...

(FBF), from 1992 to 2000, he was elected president of the FBF and re-elected twice more, from 2001 to 2018, and vice president of the CBF from 2018 to 2021. He was interim president of the CBF between 2021 and 2022. On March 23, 2022, he was elected president of the CBF.

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{{Brazil-footy-bio-stub 1954 births People from Vitória da Conquista Brazilian sports executives and administrators Presidents of the Brazilian Football Confederation