Fernand Sastre (1 October 1923 – 13 June 1998) was a French
football
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official who was President of the
French Football Federation
The French Football Federation ( FFF; french: Fédération Française de Football) is the governing body of football in France. It also includes the overseas departments ( Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and Réunion), the over ...
from 1972 to 1984.
The Le Centre Technique National Fernand Sastre, better known as
Clairefontaine, is named after him. He died right after three days when the
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the football world championship for men's national teams. The finals tournament was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. The country was chosen as the host nation by FIFA for the ...
began to roll at his homeland. Following France's World Cup victory later, the French squad dedicated the victory to him for his role of developing French football.
He was awarded the
FIFA Order of Merit
The FIFA Order of Merit is the highest honour awarded by FIFA. The award is presented at the annual FIFA congress. It is normally awarded to people who are considered to have made a significant contribution to :association football.
At FIFA's ce ...
in 1998, the year of his death.
External links
FIFA interview
1923 births
1998 deaths
Association football executives
French football chairmen and investors
People from Kouba
Pieds-Noirs
Deaths from cancer in France
Presidents of the French Football Federation
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