Eggert Magnússon (born 20 February 1947) is an

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ic businessman and former president of the

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and ex-chairman of

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. Eggert is a former owner and CEO of an import/export and bread and biscuit manufacturing company.

Brief football history

Eggert was president of the

(KSÍ), and was an important voice on the UEFA Executive Committee as a representative of one of UEFA's smaller member associations, but had to resign due to the takeover of West Ham United FC. Eggert was elected to the

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Executive Committee in April 2002, after previous membership of the Licensed Match Agents panel (1992–94).

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Committee (1994–96) and Club Competitions Committee (1996–2002). Eggert contributes to the development of women's football as the Executive Committee's representative on the Women's Football Committee, also Eggert is a member of the Clubs and Leagues Working Group.

Takeover of West Ham United

Takeover

On 21 November 2006, West Ham announced that they had reached an agreement with a consortium headed by Eggert for the sale of the club, worth £85m.

Manager change

After a run of bad results Eggert sacked manager

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on 11 December 2006, replacing him with

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Change of duties

On 18 September 2007, it was announced that Eggert would step down as

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but would still retain the role as club

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overseeing a new management structure, and would keep his stake in the club. Shortly after the change, on 13 December 2007, it was announced that Eggert had left West Ham and that his 5 per cent holding had been bought by club majority owner

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References

1947 births Living people West Ham United F.C. directors and chairmen

Eggert Magnusson Eggert (or Egert) is a Germanic given name and surname, deriving from the root '' *agi'' meaning "edge". As a given name, Eggert/Egert is masculine and is primarily used in Iceland. This surname is common among Ashkenazi Jewish families. Notable p ...

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